Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2574

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

English translation of the principle

The Iraqi invasion. Does not result in automatic termination of the employment contract between its parties. It suspends its performance. The reason for this. The impossibility of performance is temporary. The implication thereof. The worker’s period of service is regarded as continuous. The condition for this. The employment contract remains in existence. An example concerning calculation of the end-of-service gratuity of a worker at a company.
Arabic original
الغزو العراقي. لا يترتب عليه انفساخ عقد العمل بين طرفيه. يوقف تنفيذه. علة ذلك. أن استحالة التنفيذ مؤقتة. مؤدي ذلك. اعتبار مدة خدمة العامل متصلة. شرط ذلك. استمرار عقد العمل قائماً. مثال بشأن احتساب مكافأة نهاية خدمة العامل لدى إحدى الشركات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ٢/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 475. PDF pages: 475.

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