JSF opposes raising number of paid leave days in Labour Law

AMMAN — The Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) on Monday recommended that the amendments made by the Lower House’s Labour Committee to Article 21 of the Labour Law be revisited, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The recommendation followed the parliamentary Labour Committee’s proposed amendment to Article 21 of the Labour Law which suggests an increase in the number of annual paid leaves granted to employees in the public and private sectors.

The committee recommended that the number of annual leaves is increased from 14 days to 21 days for employees who worked less than five years with the same employer and from 21 to 30 days for employees who exceeded 5 years of work with the same employer.