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Gig economy

Startups & Tech

No pause for food delivery riders during Pakistan’s monsoon

The trilateral group's recommendations come amid complaints about foreigners taking on platform work – a practice which is illegal, since the government does not issue such work passes.
Singapore

Platform operators, government to crack down on illegal work as recommended by trilateral group

Deliveroo tells riders that “the fee for each order is unique” and is based on estimates of time, distance, the rider’s location, time of day, day of the week, the busyness of the restaurant and a number of other factors.
Opinion & Features

Dynamic wages make work a gamble

Just like ride hailing and food delivery apps the world over, Chinese gig work employers pitch their jobs as flexible, entrepreneurial, and empowering.
Global Enterprise

China’s gig economy booms as blistering heat leaves workers exposed

Under the revised scheme, called Grab Monthly Bonus, incentives are broadly reduced.
Companies & Markets

Grab to pause changes to driver incentive scheme following backlash

From left: Fractional chief marketing officer David Lim, fractional chief HR officer Susan Chen, and fractional chief of staff Mark Mullinix.
Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

C-suite on demand: Is Singapore ready to embrace fractional work?

From left: Lau Xin Yuan, co-founder and finance director; Marine Novita, co-founder and president director; and Winston Lee, co-founder and chief executive officer of MilikiRumah.
ASEAN Business

MilikiRumah eyes US$50 million fund to expand rent-to-own Indon programme

The miracle-cure properties of the gig economy are leading to the political rehabilitation of the companies that power it.
Opinion & Features

China’s secret weapon in the trade war

Are fractional jobs the perfect fit for modern hustlers?
Podcasts

BT Money Hacks: Fractional jobs: The modern day side hustle?

The annual cost increase of around US$368 million (S$494.3 million) with CPF contributions to platform workers excludes other costs, such as workplace injury compensation insurance
Economy & Policy

CPF payments to platform workers projected to cost about US$368 million over next 5 years: report

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