The Jordanian authorities have imposed a nationwide comprehensive curfew on Fridays and Saturdays until further notice. The curfews will begin regularly at 12 a.m. on Friday mornings and end at 12 a.m. on Sundays.

Consequently, many private sector enterprises which officially operate on Saturdays, have decided to extend working hours during weekdays without paying overtime allowance to their workers.

The Jordan Labour Watch stated that it has received dozens of complaints about local businesses that have forced their workers to work more than 9 hours per day, without receiving overtime allowance.

The organization Arab Renaissance for Democracy & Development has said that the curfew decision should be regarded similarly to an official holiday and employers cannot force their workers to work overtime without paying allowance. A Jordanian lawyer has further added that the main reference in such cases should be the work agreement, and therefore forcing workers to work overtime without paying them overtime allowance is illegal.