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Formalizing Gig Workers A Good Idea?

Edwin Goh, Policy Researcher, The Centre

02-Mar-22 07:45

Formalizing Gig Workers A Good Idea?

With the Federal Government set to table a landmark amendment bill to make gig workers formal employees, we speak to Edwin Goh, policy researcher at The Centre on how the amendments of the Employment Act 1955 will impact stakeholders and if it can safeguard the welfare of all workers. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying, Philip See

Presented by: Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar, Khoo Hsu Chuang


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Tags:  gig economy,  gig economy workers, 


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