Data on Outcomes of Work Injury Claims Made by Platform Workers under Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 since January 2025

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many work injury claims have been made by platform workers under the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 since coverage was extended to them on 1 January 2025; and (b) how many of these claims (i) have received compensation, (ii) have been rejected and (iii) are being processed.

Dr Tan See Leng: From January to September 2025, platform workers made 1,029 work injury claims under the Work Injury Compensation Act. Of these claims, 752 received compensation, 19 were rejected and 173 are being processed. The remaining 85 claims were withdrawn by the claimants.