Istidama program extended

SSC Estidama
(Photo: Jordan News)
AMMAN — The Social Security Corporation announced on Saturday that it was going to extend the Estidama program and the modified Estidama program for establishments until the end of June; 41,000 workers and 2,400 establishments benefit from the program, according to Ad-Dustour.اضافة اعلان

The decision will enable establishments benefiting from the Estidama program to cover 50 percent of their employees with old-age insurance. It will also reduce the subscriptions of the enterprises benefiting from the program to 13.5 percent instead of 21.75 percent.

The expected decision allows establishments covered by the program to reschedule the amounts owed by them to the Social Security Corporation for the second time, as per Defense Order No. 15, which stipulates an exemption of 50 percent of interests and fines, according to the corporation.

The expected decision enables facilities benefiting from the program to include 75 percent of their workers in the old-age insurance schemes.

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