Tag: Jordan

Jordan Social Security Rates Reduction

Jordan Government’s Temporary Reduction in Social Security Rates The Jordanian government has decided to temporarily reduce the rates of social security. For the period of March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020, the government of Jordan has reduced the social security c...

Mar 26, 2020 1 min read

Tax Contribution Cap Raised in Jordan

Jordan Payroll Outsourcing Alert– Social Security Contribution Cap revised Effective from January 1, 2020 Jordan payroll outsourcing leader issues a statutory alert for Jordan. Mercans has alerted its Jordan payroll outsourcing clients of Tax Cap related changes....

Mar 11, 2020 1 min read

Jordan Payroll Outsourcing Alert

Jordan Payroll Outsourcing Alert - Jordan amends personal tax exemptions effective from January 1, 2020. Global Payroll Outsourcing provider Mercans has issued the following Jordan Payroll Outsourcing alert. On November 2019, the Ministry of Finance for Jordan ...

Dec 29, 2019 1 min read

Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job in the Middle East

The salaries in the Middle East are often many times higher than in your home country. On top of that, there is no income tax in most of the countries in the Middle East. This means that your net earnings will be several times higher than what you would be earning at home...

Jul 25, 2015 5 min read

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor introduces new regulations for telecommuter programs

The Ministry of Labor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a Ministerial Decree No. 792 dated December 14, 2014 and effective from February 20, 2015, which establishes procedural requirements for the companies that wish to employ telecommuters or teleworkers....

Jul 16, 2015 2 min read