No excuses: E-hailing platform providers told to stop delaying automatic Perkeso payments

 

Under Section 82 of the newly enforced law, gig workers have the right to have social security contributions deducted by the contracting entity on their behalf to Perkeso. - NSTP FILE PIC

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian e-hailing Coalition said there is no excuse for platform providers to delay the implementation of automatic social security contributions, a month after the Gig Workers Act 2025 came into force.

Its chief activist, Masrizal Mahidin, called for stricter and more punitive enforcement from the authorities to ensure full compliance from all parties, to safeguard gig workers' right to social security.

"Nearly a month after the enforcement of the Gig Workers Act 2025, on-the-ground implementation has yet to show comprehensive compliance among platform providers.

"This is despite the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) having confirmed its full readiness for the implementation of social protection for gig workers," he said.

Perkeso had assured that the "Application Programming Interface (API)" system would allow automatic and seamless contributions into Gig Workers' accounts at a rate of 1.25 per cent for each transaction as soon as a task is completed, added Masrizal.

"This means that any excuses related to technical constraints can no longer be used as a justification to delay the implementation," he said in a statement today.

Under Section 82 of the newly enforced law, gig workers have the right to have social security contributions deducted by the contracting entity on their behalf to Perkeso.

Meanwhile, Section 83 stipulates a mandatory obligation on platform providers to carry out this responsibility without exception, Masrizal said.

The law came into force on March 31, 2026.

Previously, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said platforms operating Malaysia's gig economy will be given three to six months to integrate their systems with Perkeso. - NST