Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1591

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for the employer’s obligation to pay wages is the worker’s compliance with his orders and allocation of a share to him so long as he is ready, even if a cause attributable to the employer prevents him from doing so. What suffices to regard the cause of prevention as attributable to the employer. Example.
Arabic original
مناط التزام صاحب العمل بالأجر هو تقيد العامل بأوامره وتخصيص حصة له ما دام مستعداً حتى لو منعه من ذلك سبب راجع لصاحب العمل. ما يكفي لاعتبار سبب المنع راجعاً لصاحب العمل. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/٨٩ عمالي جلسة ١١/١٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٦)

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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