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Fewer full-time platform drivers on Singapore’s roads as employee jobs beckon

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    • With more commuters using ride-hailing services again, the number of private-hire drivers has not kept pace with demand, says a Gojek spokesperson.
    • With more commuters using ride-hailing services again, the number of private-hire drivers has not kept pace with demand, says a Gojek spokesperson. PHOTO: BT FILE

    Annabeth Leow

    Published Mon, May 29, 2023 · 05:50 AM

    SINGAPORE’S tight labour market may be drawing workers away from full-time private-hire driving, especially as service sector wages improve.

    Major platform companies Gojek and Grab have found that private-hire drivers are thinner on the ground now than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

    “While the ride-hailing industry has shown strong signs of recovery, the active number of private-hire drivers has not returned to pre-pandemic levels,” a Gojek spokesperson told The Business Times.

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