E-commerce and e-hailing platforms that fail to pay gig workers’ mandatory SOCSO contributions risk fines up to RM50,000 and two years’ jail.
Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad told the Dewan Negara today that platform operators who fail or refuse to pay the required 10% social security contribution for gig workers can be prosecuted under Clause 108 of the Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 (Act 789).
“Upon conviction, the individual may face imprisonment of up to two years, a fine not exceeding RM50,000, or both,” he said, responding to Senator Che Alias Hamid’s query on enforcement measures against non-compliant gig companies.
The renewed enforcement push comes on the heels of the recently approved Gig Worker Bill 2025, which aims to formalise protections for Malaysia’s rapidly expanding gig workforce.
The bill introduces clearer definitions of platform responsibilities, mandates contributions to the Social Security Organisation (Socso), and strengthens mechanisms for dispute resolution and worker safety. It also codifies the government’s policy that platform operators, not gig workers, are responsible for the 10% mandatory contribution.
