Training

Q1: WHAT ARE THE WORK PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES ?

Minimum age for non-Jordanians to work and obtain a work permit is 18. Documents required from the worker:

Valid Ministry of Interior (MoI) service card.
One Personal passport size photos.

Documents required from the employer:

Certificate of Incorporation/ Commercial Registry Certificate.
Professional licence certificate.
A statement from Social Security confirming registration of the company.
A statement from Social Security listing the employees of the company ( first time employees will not be on this list but Social Security subscription will be requested upon renewal).
Two copies of a written contract signed by both parties (employer and employee).
Identity Card of the employer or an authorization from the employer allowing a delegate to apply for the work permit signed by the employer.
Bank statement or Legal Guarantee of the company. This is requested for all sectors, except for the work permit programmes in Agriculture and Construction sector.

Documents required from the individual employer in the agricultural sector (not a cooperative)

The record issued by the Directorate of Agriculture stating the land surface, the type of tenure and the kind of irrigation used.
Two copies of a written contract signed by both parties (employer and employee).
Identity Card of the employer or an authorization from the employer allowing a delegate to apply for the work permit signed by the employer.

Documents required from the agriculture cooperative:

Registration certificate of the cooperative, which is issued by the Jordanian Cooperative Enterprise.
Letter from the cooperative requesting the work permit

Q2: WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN A WORK PERMIT ?

For the employer

Approach the Labour Directorate where the employer/company is registered
Fill out the application form.
Attach the required documents mentioned above.
Wait for approval of the Ministry of Labour/ Labour Directorate.

For job seekers in the agriculture and construction sectors (non-employer specific)

For agricultural activities: work permits have to be requested through agricultural cooperatives.
For construction sector : work permits have to be requested through the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions, the only body authorized to facilitate the issuance of construction work permits not tied to an employer.

Q3: WHAT ARE THE MAIN LEGAL RIGHTS OF WORKERS IN JORDAN ?

The right to an employment contract.
The right to a minimum wage.
The right to have a day off on Friday unless the nature of the work requires otherwise. In that case, the day off may be any other day of the week.
Every worker has the right to 14 days of annual leave. After 5 consecutive years with the same employer, the entitlement becomes 21 days of annual leave.
Each worker has the right to 14 days of full paid sick leave during one year based on a certified medical report. The sick leave may be renewed for another 14 days with full pay based on a medical report by a medical committee.
Maximum working hours are up to 48 hours per week. If an employee works for more than eight hours per day and 48 hours per week, he/she is entitled to overtime compensation. Time allocated for food and rest is not considered part of the working hours.
The right to receive overtime compensation if working on weekends or national/religious holidays. The employee may agree to work over the regular working hours. In that case, the overtime wage is 125% of his usual wage during weekdays and 150% during holidays, public holidays and weekly holidays.
The wages have to be paid within a maximum of seven days from the date it is due.
Women have the right to paid maternity leave for a total of 10 weeks (paid by the social security), and the right to one paid hour for nursing per day for a period of one year from the date of delivery.
The right to be enrolled into Social Security (except for those who are holding flexible work permits in the construction and agriculture sectors, knowing that employees who have regular work permits under the supervision of a specific employer/company/entity can be enrolled in social security as they are considered employees under the labour law).
The right to be medically treated and receive compensation in the case of any work-related injury.
The employee has the right to keep his/her passport and all his/her personal and identity documents.
The worker must carry his/her work permit at all times and it needs to be presented to the official authorities when requested.

Q4: SHOULD YOU PAY FOR THE WORK PERMIT?

Work permits are free of charge. As a practice, the 10 JODs processing fee requested by Ministry of Labour may need to be paid by the employee. In the agricultural sector and the construction sector the worker needs to pay the 10JODs processing fee and additional not more than 3 JODs to the service providers. Syrians applying for a work permit in the construction sector will also need 45 JOD to cover the cost of mandatory insurance.

Q5: CAN YOU KEEP YOUR REFUGEES STATUS AFTER OBTAINING LEGAL EMPLOYMENTANDCAN YOU RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ?

There will be no change to the status of Syrians registered with UNHCR once you receive your work permit. UNHCR and partner organisations are committed to continue providing assistance based on needs and vulnerabilities.

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