LRI 2022 Jordan - CLR

Jordan

2022 Score

65

2020 Score

N/A

Rating

Limited Access to
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

40

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

75

Maternity
at Work

60

Safe
Work

75

Social
Security

80

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Trade
Union

0

Fair Wages

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?	Yes	1	§43, 52, and 53 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require regular payment of wages?	No	0	§2 and 46-49 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?	Yes	1	§59 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?	No	0	§59 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located

Decent Working Hours

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?	Yes	1	§55-59 and 75(a) of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?	Yes	1	§56 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?	Yes	1	§60 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require paid public holidays?	Yes	1	Public Holidays List notified by the Government
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?	No	0	§61, 62 & 63 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996

Employment Security

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?	Yes	1	§15 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?	Yes	1	§15 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996; §806-809 of the Civil Law, 1996
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?	Yes	1	§35 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?	Yes	1	§14, 17, 23, 25, 28, 29 &31 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?	No	0	§32 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996; §4 of the Social Security Law, 2014

Family Responsibilities

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?	Yes	1	§67 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?	No	0	§66 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?	Yes	1	§3 & 4 of the Flexible Working System Regulation No. 22, 2017; §8 of the Collective Agreement, 2019
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?	Yes	1	§71& 72 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996

Maternity at Work

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?	Yes	1	§8 of the Collective Agreement, 2019
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?	No	0	§70 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?	Yes	1	§70 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996; §42-47 of the Social Security Law, 2014
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?	Yes	1	§70 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996; §42-47 of the Social Security Law, 2014
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?	No	0	§27 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996

Safe Work

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?	Yes	1	§78 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?	Yes	1	§78(2) of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?	Yes	1	§24-31 of the Social Security Law 2014; §87-93 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996; ISSA Country Profile for Jordan

Social Security

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?	Yes	1	§59, 60 & 64 of the Social Security Law, 2014; ISSA Country Profile for Jordan
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?	Yes	1	§60(E2) & 66 of the Social Security Law, 2014; ISSA Country Profile for Jordan
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?	Yes	1	§48, 50 & 52 of the Social Security Law, 2014; ISSA Country Profile of Jordan, 2018
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?	No	0	ISSA Country Profile for Jordan; §65 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?	Yes	1	ISSA Country Profile of the Jordan; §59, 67 & 70 of the Social Security Law, 2014

Fair Treatment

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?	Yes	1	§2 & 53 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?	No	0	§8 of the Collective Agreement, 2019; §29(a)(6) of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996; §296-299 of the Jordanian Penal Code, 1960
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?	Yes	1	§6 of the Jordan's Constitution, 1952; §8 of the Collective Agreement, 2019
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?	No	0	§23 of the Jordan's Constitution, 1952; §69 of the Jordan Labour Law, 1996
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?	Yes	1	Social Security Law, 2014; ISSA Country Profile for Jordan

Child & Forced Labour

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?	Yes	1	§73-76 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?	Yes	1	§7(a.2) and 10(b) of the Education Act, 1994
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?	Yes	1	§74 & 75 of the Jordanian Labour Law, 1996; ; §2 of the Ministerial Order, 2011
Does the law prohibit forced labour?	Yes	1	§13, Jordan's Constitution of 1952; §3(a)-(b), Law on the Prevention of Human Trafficking, 2009

Trade Union

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?	No	0	§16, Jordan's Constitution 1952; §3, 97 & 98, Jordanian Labour Law 1996; CEACR C98 Obs. 2021
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?	No	0	§3, 39, 42(2) & 43 of the Jordanian Labour Law 1996; CEACR C98 Obs. 2021
Does the law provide for the right to strike?	No	0	§3,134-136 of the Jordanian Labour Law 1996
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?	No	0	USDOS CRHRP 2021