Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1086

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s power to organise his establishment and adopt such means as he considers appropriate to reorganise it. The condition for this. The measures he takes must not be tainted by abuse or bad faith. - Assessing the worker’s competence and placing him in the position for which he is suited in a manner serving the worker’s interest falls within the employer’s power. Example of a transfer decision issued within lawful limits.
Arabic original
سلطة صاحب العمل في تنظيم منشأته واتخاذ ما يراه من وسائل لإعادة تنظيمها. شرط ذلك. ألا يشوب التعسف وسوء القصد ما يتخذه من إجراءات. - تقدير كفاية العامل ووضعه في المكان الذي يصلح له بما يحقق مصلحة العامل من سلطة صاحب العمل. مثال لقرار نقل صدر في الحدود المشروعة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٩/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ٧/٥/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع- المجلد الثالث ص ٢٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 232. PDF pages: 232.

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