COMMENT | Gig workers' bill must balance flexibility with fairness

COMMENT | The upcoming gig workers’ bill is much anticipated, and it has the potential to reshape the gig economy in Malaysia for the better – if crafted with precision.

“Precision” here includes defining clearly who gig workers are, identifying the underlying issues in digital labour that involve the potential misclassification of employment status and tailoring the regulations accordingly, bearing in mind the variations of work and autonomy levels across different sectors.

A key question from the bill’s enactment is whether it could inadvertently incentivise more workers into...