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. He said the government had allocated a fund of RM60mil for the implementation of the insurance scheme. "The scheme is first introduced to self-employed drivers. Ismail said a survey found that about 2.48 million people in the country qualify for the protection scheme. He said self-employed drivers only have to contribute 1.25% of their monthly income.

Source: The Star April 28, 2017 10:07 UTC