The government has outlined the sectors no longer considered badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, after regular operations have resumed.

These sectors will no longer be able to pay employees a reduced salary.

The Ministry of Labour announced on Monday, sectors still impacted by the crisis could reduce workers’ salary payments by 20%, instead of an earlier announced reduction 30%.

The sectors include:

• newspaper printers,
• restaurants and pastry shops,
• theme parks,
• cafés and coffee shops,
• advertising and television establishments,
• charities,
• real estate offices,
• auditing offices,
• law firms,
• tourist establishments within the borders of Aqaba Economic Zone.