Gojek, with its insurance coverage associate Gigacover, introduced in the present day (21 Feb) a complimentary extension of their earnings safety insurance coverage for driver-partners, to cowl Covid-19 associated claims.

Gojek has partnered Gigacover in Singapore since final 12 months, providing drivers an earnings safety protection of $80 per day throughout medical and hospitalisation go away.

This has been out there to driver-partners at a subsidised charge ranging from S$22.40 per thirty days, or as free protection for Gold and Platinum tier drivers.

Now, Gojek driver-partners who’ve bought the earnings safety plan may also be entitled to Covid-19 associated advantages at no extra value.

If they’ve travelled to China earlier than 31 Jan 2020, and are positioned on Keep Residence Discover (SHN) or Depart of Absence (LOA) upon their return to Singapore on or after 31 Jan, they’ll declare as much as S$560.

They may also obtain as much as S$400 if they’re contaminated, and as much as S$6,500 if they’re hospitalised because of the coronavirus.

These extensions are added on high of Gojek’s earlier assist measures, together with a protection of as much as S$1,000 for drivers who get positioned on quarantined for 14 days or longer.

Quarantined driver-partners on GoFleet (their car rental programme) may also have their car rental waived on high of a one-off S$100 allowance.

In a press launch, Gigacover mentioned what they’re providing is believed to be “probably the most intensive Covid-19 cowl offered to freelancers in Singapore”.

Mentioned Gojek Singapore Normal Supervisor, Lien Choong Luen, “After we handle our driver-partners, we all know they are going to in flip ship the most effective expertise to our riders.”

“Gigacover has been a fantastic insurance coverage associate, and so they have actually stepped up throughout this essential interval of the Covid-19 outbreak to safeguard our driver-partners’ well being and well-being.”

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