(Yonhap)
The variety of gig employees — together with platform employees, freelancers and impartial contractors — surged by over 2.3 million within the final 5 years, with the best will increase seen amongst youthful and older individuals, a lawmaker stated Tuesday.
In line with Rep. Choi Ki-sang of the Democratic Celebration of Korea, citing information from the Nationwide Tax Service, the variety of gig employees elevated from 6 million in 2018 to eight.3 million in 2022, marking an increase of two.33 million — a soar of 38.6 %.
Gig employees are outlined as “non-wage employees” within the report, referring to employees who present providers in an impartial capability and obtain compensation primarily based on the efficiency of the work quite than full- or part-time employment. This class consists of impartial contractors, on-demand and non permanent employees similar to designated drivers, supply employees and golf caddies, amongst others.
By age group, the rise was most pronounced amongst these 60 or older and people beneath 30. The variety of gig employees aged 60 or over jumped from 699,098 in 2018 to 1.3 million in 2022, an 86.6 % improve. Staff beneath 30 additionally noticed a major rise in gig work, rising from 1.41 million in 2018 to 2.03 million in 2022, a 43.8 % improve.
The typical annual revenue for gig employees in 2022 was 11.14 million received, considerably decrease than the 21 million received annual wage primarily based on minimal wage. Youthful employees beneath 30 earned a median of seven.22 million received, whereas these 60 or over earned 9.52 million received.
Rep. Choi stated, “The variety of non-wage employees has been quickly rising, particularly amongst younger individuals and seniors. To guard these susceptible employees, who typically fall outdoors the scope of labor legal guidelines, the federal government ought to develop correct statistics and implement applicable measures to safeguard their labor rights.”
