Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2365

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

English translation of the principle

The worker's wage. No deduction from it, attachment of it, or waiver of it is permissible except within the limits prescribed by law. Invalidity of every term in the employment contract contrary to this. Does not preclude amendment of the contract's terms during the employment relationship or its replacement with another differing in those terms, even if this results in a reduction of the worker's wage. The condition for this.
Arabic original
أجر العامل. عدم جواز الاقتطاع منه أو الحجز عليه أو النزول عنه إلا في الحدود المقررة قانوناً. بطلان كل شرط في عقد العمل بالمخالفة لذلك. غير مانع من تعديل شروط العقد أثناء سريان علاقة العمل أو إبدال آخر به يختلف عنه في هذه الشروط ولو ترتب على ذلك إنقاص أجر العامل. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٦، ١٠٩/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 438. PDF pages: 438.

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