Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Platform Workers Act strikes crucial balance for future of gig economy

Platform Workers Act strikes crucial balance for future of gig economy

Speaker: Dr Mathew Mathews 19 Sep 2024

To address the evolving nature of work in the digital age, Singapore has passed a Platform Workers Bill. According to Dr Mathew Mathews, Head of Social Lab and Principal Research Fellow from the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, the most significant of the protections granted by the Act are CPF contributions, which are crucial for home ownership and retirement planning in Singapore.

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Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Speaker: Asst Prof Ng Weiyi, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School 13 Nov 2024