Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2581

The employer may dismiss a worker without notice and end-of-service gratuity if he commits an act contrary to morals at the workplace. The worker’s defence that the employer violated the concluding provision of Article 51 of the Private Sector Labour Law prohibiting punishment of a worker for something he committed after fifteen days have elapsed from the date it was established or the wage payment date. An unavailing defence. The reason: failure to observe disciplinary rules and procedures, including the time limit for imposing the penalty, does not prevent the employer from exercising his right to rescind the employment contract and dismiss the worker. Dismissal in this case. Its nature.