Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2480

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

English translation of the principle

The employer's right to terminate the contract and dismiss the worker while depriving the worker of the end-of-service gratuity. Article 55, Law 38/1964(*). The generality of the provision and its coverage of fixed-term and indefinite-term contracts. The objection that a worker's defense that the contract is fixed-term and includes the gratuity was not investigated. Unavailing.
Arabic original
حق صاحب العمل في إنهاء العقد وفصل العامل مع حرمانه من مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. م٥٥ ق٣٨/١٩٦٤(*). عموم النص وشموله للعقد المحدد المدة وغير محددها. النعي بعدم تحقيق دفاع للعامل بأن عقده محدد المدة ويشمل المكافأة. غير منتج.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ١٣/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 458. PDF pages: 458.

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