Self-employed taxi, Grab, Uber drivers to be covered under employment injury scheme

MARAN: Some 100,000 self-employed taxi, Uber and Grab drivers will be covered under the Employment Injury Scheme after the Senate passed the Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 on Thursday.

Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abdul Muttalib said the scheme would take effect on June 1 and all drivers registered with the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) are eligible.