Increased wages, better injury coverage for platform workers after new law passes
NTUC will form new platform associations with more legal backing to protect and represent taxi drivers, private-hire drivers and delivery workers on work matters.
NTUC will form new platform associations with more legal backing to protect and represent taxi drivers, private-hire drivers and delivery workers on work matters.
Labour Members of Parliament support the new legislation and propose considerations to bolster the legislation further.
Platform workers must be allowed to join union-like bodies; government to fully foot rise in workers’ CPF payments in 2025, 75% in 2026 and taper off to cease in 2029.
The Chinese tech giant is said to be hoping to test and deploy its robotaxis in places including Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East.
One rental firm says it started enquiring in May about VEP installation for its cars but has not received a response from the Malaysian authorities.
How will a platform worker be compensated if he or she is injured while working for multiple platform operators? CNA answers this and other frequently asked questions.
The labour movement has announced its intention to formally represent platform workers if and when draft laws allowing this are enacted.
The associations will have a “legal mandate” to represent platform workers, says NTUC.