AMMAN
— In a legislative session held on Wednesday, members of the
Lower House approved a draft law amending the Social Security Law for 2022. The bill
includes amendments that were approved by the Labor, Social Development, and
Population Committee.
اضافة اعلان
Deputies
approved two paragraphs that were added by the government to Article 59 of the
bill in its final version. These paragraphs allow the private sector to reduce
the monthly subscription rate for old-age, disability, and death insurance by
up to 50 percent for Jordanians who have not yet joined the
Social Security Corporation and are younger than 30 years old.
The
amendments also regulated the legal status of military retirees who are under
45 years old and were active on June 10, 2020. An additional year of army service
in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army and security apparatuses will now be
calculated for them.
The
proposed law also provides insurance services for workers in Jordan's
agricultural properties, covering them for maternity and work injuries.
The
parliamentary session was chaired by Speaker Ahmad Safadi and attended by Prime
Minister
Bisher Al-Khasawneh.
Amendment
detailsEarlier,
committee chairwoman Tamam Al-Riyati said that the committee approved the
amendments to the
Social Security Law bill after a series of discussions.
According
to Riyati, most of the amendments approved relate to military retirees. She
stressed that the committee is committed to achieving the highest standards of
justice to achieve greater compatibility and non-discrimination between
military retirees under the Military Retirement Law and those under the
Social Security Law.
Riyati
noted that the most prominent amendment was made to Article 2 of the proposed law.
The committee decided to keep the original text that includes keeping the
definition of the
Social Security Administration board chairman in the Ministry
of Labor.
This
amendment confirms the committee's keenness to keep the Ministry of Labor, she
added.
Regarding
maternity insurance contributions, the committee decided to amend the number of
contributions in Article 6 from eight contributions to six contributions,
whether continuous or intermittent, to ensure greater social protection for
women and to enhance their role, empowerment, and protection at work.
The
parliamentary Labor Committee also decided to delete Article 7, paragraph j,
which stipulates reducing contributions for private sector facilities employing
those under the age of 30.
Riyati
pointed out that agricultural workers are now covered by other types of
insurance and that this coverage will be issued through a system approved by
the Council of Ministers.
The
Ministry of Finance is responsible for covering the contributions of military
retirees after their 20-year retirement period if they do not reach the age of
45.
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