Monthly
14.25%
16%
Fully paid sick leave entitlement is 14 days per year. This can be increased by 14 days on full pay if the employee is hospitalized or 14 days on half pay for non-hospitalized employees with medical reports. Medical certificates are required for all sick leave.
Maternity leave entitlement is ten weeks paid (at least six of which must be taken after the child is born) plus 12 months unpaid. Mothers are also entitled to an hour's leave each day for breastfeeding for the first year of the child's life.
Paternity leave entitlement is three days paid.
Contracts can be terminated by either the employer or the employee. Reasons for termination include completion of work, expiration of the contract, the employee becoming disabled, the employee taking up work with another employer, poor performance, or the operational needs of the employer.
Notice periods in Jordan are 30 days.
Severance payments are equal to one month's salary for each year worked (paid pro-rata for portions of a year).
Probation periods must be agreed upon by the employer and employee and set out in writing. The maximum period for probation is three months.
Monthly
14.25%
16%
Fully paid sick leave entitlement is 14 days per year. This can be increased by 14 days on full pay if the employee is hospitalized or 14 days on half pay for non-hospitalized employees with medical reports. Medical certificates are required for all sick leave.
Maternity leave entitlement is ten weeks paid (at least six of which must be taken after the child is born) plus 12 months unpaid. Mothers are also entitled to an hour's leave each day for breastfeeding for the first year of the child's life.
Paternity leave entitlement is three days paid.
Contracts can be terminated by either the employer or the employee. Reasons for termination include completion of work, expiration of the contract, the employee becoming disabled, the employee taking up work with another employer, poor performance, or the operational needs of the employer.
Notice periods in Jordan are 30 days.
Severance payments are equal to one month's salary for each year worked (paid pro-rata for portions of a year).
Probation periods must be agreed upon by the employer and employee and set out in writing. The maximum period for probation is three months.