Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1182

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Entitlement to salary. Its condition. Performance of the agreed work. A contractual provision obliging the party wishing to terminate it to notify the other party thereof at least three months in advance, counted as part of his service period. Does not entitle the employee to free himself from his obligation to perform his work during the notice period and claim entitlement to salary despite not undertaking the work; the administrative authority may exempt him from work during that period. - 225 - Obligation
Arabic original
استحقاق الراتب. شرطه. أداء العمل المتفق عليه. النص في العقد على التزام الطرف الذي يرغب في إنهائه بإخطار الطرف الآخر بذلك بمدة لا تقل عن ثلاثة أشهر تحسب ضمن مدة خدمته. لا يخول الموظف التحلل من التزامه بأداء عمله خلال فترة الإنذار والمطالبة بأحقيته في الراتب رغم عدم مباشرته العمل ولجهة الإدارة إعفاءه من العمل خلال تلك الفترة. - ٢٢٥ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٢٠٠٠ طلبات رجال القضاء جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 225. PDF pages: 225.

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