The sitting also saw discussion on class sizes and special education teachers.
SINGAPORE - After two days of debate, a landmark Bill covering a range of protections for platform workers, such as work injury compensation and retirement funds, was passed in Parliament.
The use of Mobile Guardian, a DMA, has been terminated in all students’ personal devices, he said. Legal action has been taken against relevant contractors involved in Mobile Guardian’s various incidents in 2024.One in six of the 13,000 affected devices lost some data as a result of the cyber-security breach affecting Mobile Guardian in August. Less than 5 per cent of this group were unable to recover all their data as their devices had not been backed up.
The 70,500-strong group of platform workers will be afforded greater levels of contributions to the Central Provident Fund savings scheme, aligned with what employees and employers pay today. Platform operators will also be required to provide them with standardised work injury compensation insurance policies, with the same level of coverage as employees.
Platform workers provide services that have become integral to the daily lives of Singaporeans, but their work can be precarious as they are subject to various risks. These include uncertain earnings, traffic accidents and limited retirement funds, which the new law will address.Gamblers at Singapore’s two casinos will soon face a new slew of potential offences and stricter laws regarding visit limits and exclusion orders.
For example, it is currently an offence to place a bet after the result is known, but not to withdraw it. There were 10 people investigated for this act between 2010 and 2023. But the police had to use other laws such as theft in dwelling to deal with them.New gifted education approach will not change typical class sizes in schoolsof 30 to 40 pupils in primary schools here, said Mr Chan on Sept 10.
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