Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Weekly Hour Limit for Full-Time Taxi Drivers
05 Feb 2024In Parliament
Ms Yeo Wan Ling asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider (i) reviewing the current limit of 12 hours of work a day and (ii) having a weekly work hour limit, for full-time salaried taxi drivers.
Reply by Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat:
1. As point-to-point drivers are self-employed individuals, each driver will decide on his or her own working hours.
2. The tripartite Workplace Safety and Health Council has a set of guidelines which encourage drivers, including taxi and private hire car drivers, to limit their shifts to no more than 12 hours.
3. There is a small group of full-time salaried taxi drivers under ComfortDelGro’s employee-driver scheme. As these drivers are covered under the Employment Act, their contractual hours of work are up to an average of 44 hours a week over any continuous three weeks, subject to a daily limit of 12 hours and excluding overtime hours.
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Reply by Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat:
1. As point-to-point drivers are self-employed individuals, each driver will decide on his or her own working hours.
2. The tripartite Workplace Safety and Health Council has a set of guidelines which encourage drivers, including taxi and private hire car drivers, to limit their shifts to no more than 12 hours.
3. There is a small group of full-time salaried taxi drivers under ComfortDelGro’s employee-driver scheme. As these drivers are covered under the Employment Act, their contractual hours of work are up to an average of 44 hours a week over any continuous three weeks, subject to a daily limit of 12 hours and excluding overtime hours.
