Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2482

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s obligation to compensate the worker upon rescinding his concluded fixed-term employment contract for reasons other than those specified in Article (55) of the Labour Law. What affects the assessment of compensation. - Assessment of the compensation due to the worker as a result of the employer’s rescission of his fixed-term employment contract. Within the independent discretion of the court of merits.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل بتعويض العامل عند فسخه عقد عمله المحدد المبرم لغير الأسباب المبينة بالمادة (٥٥) من قانون العمل. ما يؤثر في تقدير التعويض. - تقدير التعويض المستحق للعامل من جراء فسخ صاحب العمل لعقد عمله المحدد المدة. تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢/٨٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٨٤)

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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