The Persatuan Perpaduan Rakan Penghantar Malaysia (PPRPM) has urged the government to expedite the establishment of a regulatory body for the gig economy in order to safeguard the well-being of gig economy operators, particularly p-hailing operators.
In a statement, PPRPM also called upon the government to promptly address the ongoing issues faced by p-hailing drivers, particularly those related to the reduction in wage rates, according to Bernama.
The statement emphasised the need for government intervention in the p-hailing matter, stating that only the government has the authority to formulate and issue policies or guidelines for the entire gig economy ecosystem.
PPRPM additionally called on the p-hailing service GrabFood Malaysia to revert to the original pay rates for drivers and replace the significantly reduced new rates.
According to PPRPM, GrabFood’s decision to drastically reduce the wage rates without consulting the drivers is considered disrespectful to the discussions held with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the issue.
“The matter was directly brought up with the Prime Minister during the ‘Temu Anwar di Petaling Jaya’ session. Discussions also took place with the Transport Minister, Communications Minister, and Human Resources Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office.
“At that time, all supervising companies, including GrabFood, agreed to review the pay rates for their drivers. However, it is disheartening that this issue persists, with current wage rates being very low, compounded by the lack of clarity in the method used to calculate these rates,” stated the association.
