During the process of negotiating salary bonuses with the government, the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) has expressed an adamant stance on increasing salaries of engineers by 180 per cent, according to a JEA official.
Following the second meeting with the Parliamentary Administration Committee, an agreement was reached on a bonus of 160 per cent instead of the previously agreed-upon 145 per cent, JEA Deputy President Fawzi Mesed told the Jordan Labor Watch
However, the association continues to call for an additional 20 per cent increase to salaries, with JEA Council Member Mohammad Mahamid stating: "We are firm in our view that the 180 per cent is the fair bonus for the JEA.”
Engineers working in the public sector are claiming that a promised bonus of 150 per cent agreed upon in 2012 was never delivered. However, as Mesed stated, professionals from other associations have received increases this year estimated between 15 and 45 per cent.
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