Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1032

The employee's right to claim his financial entitlements. Becomes time-barred upon the lapse of one year from the date of his knowledge of these entitlements or five years from the date of entitlement, whichever period expires earlier. Inference of the employee's knowledge. A question of fact independently determined by the trial court. - Severance of the employment relationship. Its effect. The employee's knowledge of his entitlements. The implication thereof. Commencement of the limitation period from this knowledge. Example.