Some platform companies also warned that the higher expected business costs may inevitably have to be shouldered by consumers and gig workers themselves, they said on Wednesday .
It will also enhance the representation of this group of workers who are often modestly paid but bear the risks of being injured while working, the committee added. "The potential exclusion of some third-party logistics and taxi street-hail platforms, which also use platform workers for their business needs, could lead to price and market distortion," it said in a statement.
Reacting to the announcements, the National Trades Union Congress said that it supported the recommendations by the advisory committee. In their statements, platform companies were of the view that the moves will have an impact on their gig workers, especially those concerning the move to make CPF contributions mandatory.Said its spokesperson:"Implementing these recommendations will also impact costs to platforms and consumers, and driver-partners may experience lower demand for rides.