Gig economy taking off but observers flag risks
Key issues include workplace insurance and retirement savings
Singapore
THE gig economy may be taking off, but labour and economy experts here are more concerned about traditional self-employed workers, such as private tutors and taxi drivers.
Unemployment and lower wages are not the main issues for the freelancers tapping digital apps and platforms for work, said industry watchers. They cited instead old bugbears such as patchy insurance coverage.
"Freelance work in the gig economy can be quite risky, and as such, for the most part, particular groups of individuals might be drawn to it," National U…
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