"Singapore extends injury compensation, pension benefits to gig workers ", 26 November 2022

Gig workers across Singapore won't be considered employees, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), but they will soon have the benefits of work injury compensation and pension coverage that regular employees enjoy.

The announcement came as the Singapore government accepted the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Platform Workers, which looked into strengthening protections for gig workers in the country.

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Among these protections: work injury compensation on the same level that regular employees are entitled to under the Work Injury Compensation Act.

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The recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Platform Workers also sought to "align" the pension contribution rates of platform companies and platform workers with regular employers and employees. According to the recommendations, platform companies would be required to collect platform workers' Central Provident Fund contributions.

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Grab, Deliveroo, and Foodpanda welcomed the declaration that platform workers aren't employees but called for an "evenly paced" implementation of the recommendations.

"Given the scale of the proposed changes, it is critical that implementation is evenly paced to prevent major disruptions to our ecosystem of merchants, rider partners and consumers," the platform companies said in a statement.

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"Considering the complexities of business operations and economic pressures, further work is needed to ensure that the new standards and solutions are sustainable for all stakeholders. We will work with the Singapore government on the details of these recommendations," the platform companies said.