Section 5 — Meaning of platform worker

(1)In this Act, “platform worker” means an individual who —

(a)has an agreement (whether written or oral and whether express or implied) with a platform operator to provide a platform service in Singapore to service users for the platform operator;

(b)is subject to the management control of the platform operator in respect of the individual’s provision of the platform service;

(c)derives or will derive, under the agreement mentioned in paragraph (a), any payment or benefit in kind from the individual’s provision of the platform service for the platform operator; and

(d)is in Singapore when providing the platform service, but excludes an individual who belongs to a prescribed class of individuals.

(2)In subsection (1), “agreement” does not include a contract of service within the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Employment Act 1968.