Saving the gig economy | FMT
The Gig Workers Bill, which was tabled for first reading at the Dewan Rakyat on Aug 25, has avoided many of the concerns I raised last year about killing the gig-economy.
The new bill has four key elements: to clarify the definition of a gig economy worker, to set up a tripartite consultative council to review terms and conditions of gig work, to create a clear mechanism for dispute resolution in the gig economy sector and finally to provide social protection on par with formal employees.
Importantly the bill does not interfere with the market mechanism. It actually strengthens the market by providing clear legal parameters in which gig workers and platform providers can negotiate decent, balanced contracts which can be enforced in law.
The bill protects a large and growing group of gig workers who are citizens or permanent residents of Malaysia in flexible occupations and remain in those as a way of earning a living.
The definition helps to clarify the legal distinction between…
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