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Gig Workers Bill: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences?

Gig Workers Bill: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences?

Franchesca Chia, Co-Founder and CEO, GoGet | Rahman Hussin, Head of Business Development, Stakeholder Management & Investor Relations, Kiddocare Malaysia

Does Budget 2026 Address the Needs of Ordinary Malaysians?

Does Budget 2026 Address the Needs of Ordinary Malaysians?

Arveent Kathirchelvan, Coordinator of Policy Research Bureau, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

Entertainment Industry Welcomes Gig Workers Bill

Entertainment Industry Welcomes Gig Workers Bill

Dato’ Freddie Fernandez, President, The Malaysian Artistes’ Association (Karyawan)

Moves To Safeguard Rights Of Gig Economy Workers

Moves To Safeguard Rights Of Gig Economy Workers

Calvin Cheng, Director of the Economics, Trade, and Regional Integration division, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)

Top 5 at 5: Will the Gig Workers Bill Deliver?

Top 5 at 5: Will the Gig Workers Bill Deliver?

Vishnovarthan Pulainthran, Secretary General , Malaysia E-Hailing & Delivery Organization (MEDO)

Can You Survive By Only Doing Gig Work?

Can You Survive By Only Doing Gig Work?

Chee Minh, Freelance Photographer

Your Kidneys Can Be Damaged By Heat Exposure

Your Kidneys Can Be Damaged By Heat Exposure

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Sunita Bavanandan, Consultant Nephrologist | Dr Abed Onn, Occupational Health Physician

Reactions To Mandatory SOCSO Contributions

Reactions To Mandatory SOCSO Contributions

Jose Rizal, Chief Activist, Malaysian eHailing Association (GEM)

Regulating Gig Work: Grab & GoGet Weigh In

Regulating Gig Work: Grab & GoGet Weigh In

Rashid Shukor, Director of Country Operations and Mobility, Grab Malaysia | Francesca Chia, Founder and CEO, GoGet

Top 5 at 5: A New Bill To Protect Gig Workers

Top 5 at 5: A New Bill To Protect Gig Workers

Donovan Cheah, Lawyer

Gig Worker Bill Needed Now

Gig Worker Bill Needed Now

Dr Sia Chin Chin, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Governance, Taylor’s University

Looking to Get Hyred?

Looking to Get Hyred?

Abdul Muthalib Zulkarnain, Founder and CEO, Get Hyred Sdn. Bhd

From Street Vendors to Gig Workers: The State of Malaysia’s Informal Economy

From Street Vendors to Gig Workers: The State of Malaysia’s Informal Economy

Dr Yashodhan Ghorpade, Senior Economist, Social Protection & Jobs, World Bank

Work: Gig Now, Regret Later?

Work: Gig Now, Regret Later?

Dr Firdausi Suffian, political economist

The Welfare Of Gig Workers Need To Be Prioritised

The Welfare Of Gig Workers Need To Be Prioritised

Datuk Thavalingam Thavarajah, Employment and Industrial Relations Lawyer

Demystifying Taxation For Solopreneurs, Freelancers, Gig Workers, and MSMEs

Demystifying Taxation For Solopreneurs, Freelancers, Gig Workers, and MSMEs

Thenesh Kannaa, Partner and Tax Advisor, TraTax

 
 




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