E-hailing drivers will be recognised as workers with amendments to Employment Act


KUALA LUMPUR: The government is in the midst of amending the Employment Act 1955 so e-hailing drivers will be recognised as workers, said Datuk Awang Hashim.

The Deputy Human Resources Minister said among the proposed amendments was to change the definition of employers and employees.

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