The Union Labour Ministry of India has partnered with online cab aggregator Uber to let those people who want to sign up as drivers on the platform access the National Careers Service to do so. The Government had launched the NCS portal in December to provide employment services and career counselling. At that time, it claimed to have a content repository with information on career options in more than 52 industry sectors and across 3,700 occupations. Features of the NCS: The National Career Service (NCS) portal lets users look for a career center, find a career counsellor, skill providers or local help on the platform. A user manual provided by the platform (pdf), details how users can manage their courses, provide feedback on local services and post grievances etc. The portal currently allows job seekers, employers, local service, household users, skill providers, counselors, placement organizations or government departments to register. Users also have the option to register with their employment exchange or skill providing institute IDs. The registration form requires mandatory identification using the Aadhaar card, driving license, PAN card, voter ID card, passport or an NREGA job card. Uber says it improves job quality Uber states that it is improving job quality by offering an alternative to on call scheduling and zero hour contracts by employers and helping them minimise labour costs by ‘keeping workers on an unpredictable and ever-changing schedule,’ since Uber does not provide a schedule. It's important to note that Uber also does not call its…
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