Gojek has inked a partnership with Gigacover, a Singapore-based insurance technology company focused on the protection needs of freelancers, to launch a scheme that covers all its driver-partners.
As part of the scheme, all Gojek driver-partners can enjoy a standard earnings protection coverage of $80 per day, the firm said in a statement on Tuesday.
To qualify for the coverage, driver-partners need only to pay a single, subsidised monthly rate to Gigacover, depending on their age. Top active driver-partners1 will enjoy free coverage paid for by Gojek on a quarterly basis.
Designed in consultation with the National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA) Singapore, Gojek’s scheme will cover driver-partners for medical leave of up to 21 days and hospitalisation leave of up to 84 days – in what is currently the most extensive earnings protection coverage offered to private-hire drivers in Singapore.
Support From The Ministry of Manpower
Going by Gigacover’s records, road accidents involving private-hire drivers have resulted in the latter being hospitalised for as long as 70 days.
«We welcome the growing support among transport operators to protect their self-employed drivers. We hope to see even more operators also stepping forward to offer such insurance to self-employed persons they contract with,» a spokesperson from the Ministry of Manpower said.
