Platform work can expand employment options and opportunities, but only with careful regulation.

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Digital platform work has become a fixture of Singapore society, with a contingent of almost 70,000 plying their trade, mostly in ride-hailing or food delivery.

In a special episode of Headstart On Record, co-host Tay Hong Yi moderates a fireside chat with four panellists across the platform work ecosystem at the Global Dialogue on Digital Platform Work on Sept 29.

Hear their views on the challenges that come with this new format of work, the prospects that come with expanding it to a wider range of jobs, and what needs to be done to make it meaningful for young talent.

The panellists were:

Ms Yeo Wan Ling, assistant secretary-general at the National Trades Union Congress

Mr Hao Shuo, chief executive officer, Singapore National Employers Federation

Mr Lim Yew Heng, group managing director for public affairs, transformation and post-merger integration at Grab

Mr Elvin Tan, Asia-Pacific head of operations at human resources services firm Persol

Highlights (click/tap above):

4:01 How NTUC develops support for platform workers despite limited data

8:38 Is it a good idea to expand platform work to other jobs?

9:56 Should we be worried about platform work eroding Singapore’s skill base?

12:04 Are employers ready to recognise platform work as work experience?

18:26 The toughest balancing acts Grab makes

Read what went down during the dialogue: https://str.sg/gTPf 

Read Tay Hong Yi's articles: https://str.sg/w6cz

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Host: Tay Hong Yi ([email protected])

Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim

Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow

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