Amendments to SSC Law draw mixed reactions

Amendments to SSC Law draw mixed reactions

AMMAN — Amendments to the Social Security Corporation’s (SSC) Law have evoked mixed responses among experts regarding its provisions for unemployment insurance.

On Wednesday, the SSC announced that the amendments to the law would allow subscribers with over 240 subscriptions to benefit from unemployment insurance, according to an SSC statement made available to The Jordan Times.

The statement said that each month, the unemployed can claim 70 per cent of their previous wages from the SSC. It added that the unemployment benefits have an unlimited duration, provided that the subscriber’s unemployment insurance balance does not exceed 8 per cent of the total amount included in their SSC subscription.