Y-Cucumber

The Y-Cucumber platform is dedicated to connecting classical music enthusiasts with the best service providers in the industry. Whether you're a music educator, collaborative musician, or looking for a space to book for your next performance, we have you covered. Over the years, there has been numerous issues surrounding the insecurity of engaging freelancers and being a freelancer. A third party or a middleman is often required to ensure that the services will be provided without potential issues that may affect the client, and at the same time securing the payroll of the service provider when the engagement is fulfilled. However, the issues with a middleman is mostly about the long-term commission cut from the service provider's payroll and hidden charges imposed on the clients.

Freelancing service providers often had to deal with vague contract of service and the risk of sudden cancellations affecting their payroll and income, in general. Clients on the other hand, also face the possibility of sudden cancellations and services not meeting expectations due to the lack of accountability when engaging freelancers. The Y-Cucumber mobile app bridges the gap as a neutral third party booking platform to keep track of the engagement activities of the service provider and client. Regulatory features are implemented to reduce the possibility of commitment issues by securing the session fee with low platform charges. This also means if the service provider failed to fulfil the promised session in a given time, the client will receive a refund. Vice-versa, when the client decides to cancel a session without a justified reason, the service provider will still be able to secure the payroll with minimal loss. The main feature of the Y-Cucumber App is securing the session fee for a reserved time-slot according to the location of the session. When both the service provider and the client are at the set location in a given time of the booked time-slot, they are supposed to check-in via the Y-Cucumber App to indicate that the session has started for the fee to be credited to the service provider's account by the end of the time-slot. During unexpected circumstances which requires sudden cancellations, the Y-Cucumber App keeps track of the justification and all relevant information regarding the booked session. With all recorded details regarding the engagement being tracked within the Y-Cucumber mobile app, users can easily utilise the information to report abuse or refute a dispute when necessary. In essence, the Y-Cucumber App is a product created to address issues surrounding the worker's rights of freelancing musicians and the consumer's rights when clients are engaging freelancers.

The Y-Cucumber booking platform also provides a diverse free market ecosystem, allowing service providers to customise their services according to their expertise for specified and targeted audience. For the common practice of the commercialised way of providing services, middlemen would usually prefer all services to be standardise for a convenient "majority market" regardless of skills and qualifications. By going onboard the Y-Cucumber platform, this allows greater flexibility for service providers to fully utilise their skills while working around a suitable schedule and at the same time, giving the clients a wider range of choices based on their engagement needs.