Singapore’s platform worker protections kick in from Jan 2025; more cash support for CPF contributions
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
SINGAPORE’S previously-announced labour protections for ride-hailing and on-demand delivery workers – otherwise known as platform workers – will kick in from Jan 1, 2025.
From that date, on-demand service operators such as Grab and foodpanda must provide platform workers with work injury compensation aligned with that of employees. Operators will also have to contribute to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings scheme, while workers’ required contribution rates will rise.
The companies must also allow platform workers – who numbered 70,500 in 2023 – to be represented by bodies with similar powers to unions.
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