APAC Employment & Mobility Update: Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore

1) Gig Workers Act 2025 has been enacted (gazetted) — commencement expected in 2026

Malaysia’s Gig Workers Act 2025 (Act 872) was gazetted on 31 December 2025 and is expected to come into force by the end of March 2026.

What the Act is designed to do

In broad terms, the Act creates a dedicated legal framework for gig work by:

• requiring minimum standards in service agreements (the contract between the engager and the gig worker);
• introducing protections tied to fairness and due process (including constraints around “deactivation”/termination in certain contexts);
• establishing sector governance and enforcement infrastructure, including a consultative body and a tribunal-style dispute mechanism.