Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1111

State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An employee’s absence from work without permission for fifteen consecutive days and thirty non-consecutive days within twelve months. A presumption of implied resignation. The administrative authority, according to what it considers conducive to the public interest and on the basis of the excuses offered by the employee, has the choice between accepting the resignation and terminating his service, or accepting the excuses he has submitted and reinstating him at work.
Arabic original
انقطاع الموظف عن عمله بغير إذن مدة خمسة عشر يوماً متصلة وثلاثين يوماً غير متصلة خلال إثنى عشر شهراً. قرينة على الاستقالة الضمنية. لجهة الإدارة وفقاً لما تراه محققاً للصالح العام وبناء على ما يبديه الموظف من أعذار. الخيار بين قبول الاستقالة وإنهاء خدمته أو تقر ما قدمه من أعذار وتعيده إلى عمله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٢/٢٠٠٤ إداري جلسة ١١/٤/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٣٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 328. PDF pages: 325.

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