Asia ยท Verified annual-leave guide

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Jordanian Labour Law provides at least 14 days of paid annual leave and 21 days after five years with the same employer.

Statutory paid annual leave14 days annually; 21 days after 5 years with the same employerAnnual-leave context
Comparable 5-day-week equivalent14 days at year 1; 21 at 5 years; 21 at 10 yearsNormalized comparison value; see method below.
Official sourceVerifiedJordan โ€” Ministry of Labour
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How to make your leave go further

Public-holiday planning

  • Use the planner to place annual leave immediately before or after public holidays and weekends; then confirm the exact holiday calendar and entitlement with your employer before booking.

Legal basis and comparison method

Jordanian Labour Law provides at least 14 days of paid annual leave and 21 days after five years with the same employer.

Equivalent by service length

1st year / first full entitlement14 days
2 years14 days
5 years21 days
10 years21 days
20+ years21 days

Simplified comparison points. Actual legal thresholds may use anniversaries, cumulative service, education credits or other rules.

Regional and calendar caveats

The planner combines weekends with supported public-holiday data and can use first-level regional calendars where the dataset provides them. Employer-specific, municipal and sector-specific days can still differ.

Official employment source: Jordan โ€” Ministry of Labour. Open official guidance โ†—

This is a planning aid, not employment-law advice. Entitlement can depend on tenure, work pattern, sector, contract, collective agreement and regional law.

Planner

The planner combines weekends with supported public-holiday data and can use first-level regional calendars where the dataset provides them. Employer-specific, municipal and sector-specific days can still differ.

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