Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 770

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

English translation of the principle

Pension schemes or the more favorable benefit: the employer is obliged to pay their value, pursuant to Article 54 of Law 38 of 1964, to the Social Insurance Institution within thirty days of the end of the insured person’s service, and the Institution is obliged to pay it to them or to their beneficiaries even if the employer has not paid it to the Institution. This benefit is not considered wages for the calculation of the pension.
Arabic original
أنظمة المعاشات أو الميزة الأفضل يلتزم رب العمل بأن يؤدي قيمتها طبقاً للمادة ٥٤ ق ٣٨ لسنة ١٩٦٤ إلى مؤسسة التأمينات الاجتماعية خلال ثلاثين يوماً من انتهاء خدمة المؤمن عليه وتلتزم هي بأدائها لهم أو للمستحقين عنهم ولو لم يؤدها إليها رب العمل. هذه الميزة لا تعتبر أجراً في حساب المعاش.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٠/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٥٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 227. PDF pages: 224.

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