Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1076

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An employer may dismiss a worker without notice and without gratuity. The specified cases in which this is permissible. Among them, the worker's absence without legitimate reason for more than 7 consecutive days. - The criterion for the validity of the dismissal decision and whether or not the employer acted abusively in dismissing the worker is the circumstances and conditions surrounding it at the time of dismissal.
Arabic original
لصاحب العمل أن يفصل العامل بدون إعلان وبدون مكافأة. الأحوال المحددة التي يجوز فيها ذلك. من بينها غياب العامل بدون سبب مشروع أكثر من سبعة أيام متتالية. - العبرة في سلامة قرار الفصل وما إذا كان صاحب العمل قد تعسف في فصل العامل من عدمه هي بالظروف والملابسات المحيطة به وقت الفصل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/١٠/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٢٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 230. PDF pages: 230.

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