Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 932

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

English translation of the principle

An employee's right to claim the financial entitlements prescribed for him. It becomes time-barred upon the expiry of one year from the date of his knowledge of those entitlements or five years from the date they became due, whichever period expires first. Determining the employee's knowledge thereof. A matter of fact within the exclusive authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
حق الموظف في المطالبة بالحقوق المالية المقررة له. يتقادم بانقضاء سنة من تاريخ علمه بهذه الحقوق أو خمس سنوات من تاريخ الاستحقاق أي المدتين أقرب. استخلاص علم الموظف بذلك. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨٦/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 200. PDF pages: 200.

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