Gig Workers, Social Protection and Labour Market Inequality: Lessons from Malaysia

doi:10.17576/jem-2022-5603-09

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“…The advancement and emergence of technology affects all aspects of life. Not only to individual moreover changes how work pattern is running [10]. Permanent jobs remain noticeable yet significant however the impact of gig economy towards youth development, especially students, is to be identified in this study.…”

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Awareness of Gig Economy in Malaysia: Study At International University of Malaya-Wales

Syarfina Abu Bakar,

Hafizah Hassan

2024

KEG

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Digitalization has transformed the world of business tremendously. The world of employment has shifted from a conventional method to a more flexible and seamless way. A gig economy has opened secondary careers that have created more opportunities that consequently have boosted the country’s economy. This secondary career is referred to as “freelancing”, or work on a job basis. In Malaysia, awareness and knowledge on this matter is still lacking and needs more studies and investigation. Past studies in Malaysia found that the gig economy faces challenges in terms of job security and safety, protection policies, proper platforms and dissemination, etc. Due to this, more studies are required to examine better development and implementation for gig communities. The findings will facilitate the development of better platforms and communities for a gig economy. Thus, this study aims to understand the awareness and knowledge of Malaysian private higher education staff and students on the gig economy. As such, this study specifically gathers data at the International University of Malaya-Wales. The findings will provide insights to lecturers, students, even alumni on how this kind of economy will benefit them and other stakeholders. These findings will also enrich the current data and information for policymakers, employers, and practitioners. Keywords: gig economy, private university, human resource, awareness, knowledge

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Awareness of Gig Economy in Malaysia: Study At International University of Malaya-Wales

Syarfina Abu Bakar,

Hafizah Hassan

2024

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“…In 2019, the Ministry of Human Resource in Malaysia implemented an active policy aimed at promoting the Gig economy, with a strong focus on "Futurizing the Future of Work" [9]. The rapid advancement and pervasive influence of technology have had a profound impact on various aspects of life, not only at the individual level but also in terms of how work patterns are evolving [10]. While permanent jobs continue to be prevalent, the effects of the gig economy on youth development, particularly among students, have become a subject of investigation in this research.…”

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Evolution of Digital Platform for Gig Economy in Design Industry

Syarfina Abu Bakar,

Razeef Abd Razak,

Anwar

2024

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Evolution in digital platform for gig economy has transformed rapidly since the global pandemic. The evolution spikes, especially on digital platform jobs, are referred to as “freelancers”, “giggers”, or “work on demand” depending on their industry. Hence, this study examines the evolution of digital platform for gig economy, specifically for design industry from various field such as advertising, graphic design, brand design management, photography, fashion, architecture and the latest in the digital era Non- Fungible-Token (NFT). Systematic literature review was applied to identify the objective of evolution in digital platform for the business market in design industry which leads to digital business. Client relationships and management were also included as the impact factors of the evolution. The current research synthesis is obtained to develop a fundamental conceptual framework for the purpose of delivering the summary of the available primary resources. The current study produced preliminary results in reflection amongst the designers on the forced evolution on the new digital platform, challenges in transformation of business plan, marketing Metaverse, and artificial intelligence (AI), the gig economy attitude toward work as well as reduced professional efficacy if lack of management. This study hopes to support the business for gig economy practitioner performance to shed light on the new normal of work in design industry. Keywords: design industry, digital platform, design Management, GIG economy

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“…In fact, the company would lose money if the employees passed away. The worst scenario is post pandemic show their dependents are provided with financial security by getting a pension each month slightly increased and trend is slightly hiking up drastically (Uchiyama et al, 2022). So, if the social support of SOCS0 does not up to the expectation, how the employees resilient will sustain the performance being government servant.…”

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Social Support Influencing The Employee’s Resilience in Malaysian Public Sector

Zakaria¹,

Azmi²,

Noordin³

et al. 2023

IJARBSS

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The employees resilient seemed changed after pandemic that affected social support at workplace due to Work from Home (WFH) being as a new remote working system for almost 2 years. In Malaysia, the government announced that the servant needs to work in office as usual early of 2022. The resilience among employees might be affected while keep changing the social support system. Thus, this study tries to reveal the extent of social support and the factors contribute among employees in Social Security Organization (SOCSO) in Kedah. The chosen of this agency regards to essential services due to social security affected the most wellbeing of employees due to COVID-19. The method of quantitative through survey used in this study and the findings shows that social, emotional, information and tool have positive relationship with the social support towards the employee's resilience. In recommendations, there is a room for improvement especially in tool support and the facilities in digital technology to be fully utilised. In future research, perhaps the future researchers will have wider scope of respondents, methods, and area to gain more findings that can generalize to employee resilience among employee in Malaysia at large.

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Gig Workers, Social Protection and Labour Market Inequality: Lessons from Malaysia

Cited by 6 publications

References 56 publications

Awareness of Gig Economy in Malaysia: Study At International University of Malaya-Wales

Awareness of Gig Economy in Malaysia: Study At International University of Malaya-Wales

Evolution of Digital Platform for Gig Economy in Design Industry

Social Support Influencing The Employee’s Resilience in Malaysian Public Sector

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