Labor Minister: 91% of wage delay-related complaints resolved

Jordan

Published: 2020-04-16 12:15

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 13:41


Labor Minister: 91% of wage delay-related complaints resolved
Labor Minister: 91% of wage delay-related complaints resolved

Minister of Labor Nidal Bataineh has confirmed today the private sector continues to responsibly respond to Defensce Order No. 6 issued last week in terms of paying March salaries and reinstating some employees.

In a statement, Bataineh said that 14,600 workers have filed wage delay-related complaints, noting that the cases of 13,302 laborers were resolved and had their salaries paid now.

"The remaining cases will be resolved by the end of a moratorium ending next Sunday the Ministry set for the payment of March wages," Bataineh added.

Furthermore, the Minister indicated that since the crisis began, a total of 1,389 workers lodged complaints with the Ministry after their contracts had been terminated by their employers. Of that number, 520 were under probation or were employed under fix-term contracts, whereby the law does not require the employer to continue with the recruitment.

Based on that, the minister said, 610 dismissed employees have been reinstated in their jobs, while only 259 employees are left, expecting the number to increase significantly by the end of next Sunday.

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