The Hindu Editorial (Promising Bill) – Apr 27, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Promising Bill) – Apr 27, 2023:

promising (adjective) – good, encouraging, hopeful, optimistic, positive, heartening, reassuring.
Bill (noun) – A Bill is a draft statute that becomes law after it is passed. All legislative proposals are brought before Parliament in the forms of Bills (or) draft statute/law, proposed legislation, proposal (presented to parliament/congress/council for discussion).
gig worker (noun) – independent contractors or freelancers who typically do short-term work for multiple clients.
herald (verb) – signal, indicate, foretell, point to, announce, spell, usher in.
tidings (noun) – news, information, reports.
on the back of (phrase) – due to, as a result of, because of.
go without saying (phrase) – be obvious that it does not need to be said or explained; be self-evident, be understood, be accepted.
informal labour/worker (noun) – a labour/worker who engages in productive activities (in an informal sector of an economy) that are not taxed or registered by the government.
informal sector (noun) – informal economy, grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
gig economy (noun) – A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations hire independent workers for short-term commitments. The term “gig” is a slang word for a job that lasts a specified period of time.
outlet (noun) – avenue, channel, way out.
migrant (noun) – a person who moves from one region to another – either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
means (noun) – way, method, mode.
secure (verb) – obtain, acquire, gain, get.
gig (noun) – temporary or freelance job (on the basis of demand).
moonlighting (noun) – it means having a second job in addition to the main one.
reliance on (noun) – confidence in, dependence, belief in.
set to (phrasal verb) – to begin actively; to start doing something vigorously.
flourish (verb) – thrive, develop, prosper (successfully).
in terms of (phrase) – with regard to, regarding, concerning, in respect of, with reference to.
led past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
incentive (noun) – reward, bonus (given to employees as a result of good work or an achieved target).
uncertainty (noun) – unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness/precariousness.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
aggregating (adjective) – adding several things together.
lack (verb) – be without, want, need.
social security (noun) – Social security is the protection that a society/government provides to individuals and households to ensure access to health care and to guarantee income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment, sickness, invalidity, work injury, maternity or loss of a breadwinner; welfare, government/state benefit, public assistance
fledgling (adjective) – emerging, beginning, developing, growing, rising, burgeoning; promising, potential, up-and-coming.
flash strike (noun) – a sudden strike by the employees without giving any prior notice to the employer.
seen in this light (phrase) – it means “to give a different perspective to something”.
welcome (verb) – receive, embrace.
envisage (verb) – conceive, imagine, envision, think, perceive, apprehend.
grievance (noun) – complaint, protestation, protest, criticism, problem, objection.
piece rate basis (noun) – an employment system where the employers pay their employees per item of work completed, rather than per hour or at a fixed yearly salary.
specificity (noun) – the quality of being specific.
corpus (noun) – (in finance) total amount of money; collection.
Cess (noun) – a form of tax charged/levied over and above the base tax liability of a taxpayer. A cess is usually imposed additionally when the state or the central government looks to raise funds for specific purposes.
for instance (phrase) – as an example.
Code on Social Security, 2020 (noun) – An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organised or unorganised or any other sectors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
on paper (phrase) – in theory, theoretically, supposedly.
implementation (noun) – imposition, enforcement, execution, carrying out.
pioneering (adjective) – groundbreaking, trailblazing, pathfinding, ambitious, progressive, innovative.
take off (phrasal verb) – succeed, do well, become popular, work out.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
welfare (noun) – well-being, security, prosperity; social security, government/state benefit, public assistance.