Self-employed people to be required to contribute to social security scheme

THE Human Resources Ministry will ensure a government policy requiring all self-employed individuals, including gig workers, to contribute to the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SESSS), can be implemented in the near future.

Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said to ensure insurance coverage for all sectors, including the gig economy, the Social Security Organisation (Socso) faces various challenges, among them the lack of specific policy or legislation to safeguard the welfare of gig workers.

‘Everything Everywhere’ wins nearly all at SAG Awards

ABSURDIST sci-fi comedy “Everything Everywhere All At Once” continued its dominance of this year’s Hollywood award shows by earning top honours from the Screen Actors Guild yesterday.

The film about a Chinese-American family undergoing a tax audit who end up fighting a universe-hopping supervillain also won best actress for Michelle Yeoh, best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan, and best supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.

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