Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1590

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s breach of his obligation. Its effect. The worker’s right to terminate the employment contract while being entitled to the end-of-service gratuity. - Determining, affirmatively or negatively, whether the worker left his work for a reason attributable to the employer’s breach of his obligation. A matter of fact. Within the exclusive province of the trial judge.
Arabic original
اخلال صاحب العمل بالتزامه. أثره. حق العامل في إنهاء عقد العمل مع استحقاقه مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. - تقدير ترك العامل لعمله بسبب يرجع إلى اخلال صاحب العمل بالتزامه إثباتاً ونفياً. واقع. يستقل به قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/٨٨ عمالي جلسة ١٩/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 304. PDF pages: 304.

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