Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1594

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s obligation under a fixed-term contract to compensate the worker for the remaining term of the contract if the contract is terminated by the employer, unless a contractual term requires it. Example.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل في العقد محدد المدة بتعويض العامل عن باقي مدة العقد إذا فسخ العقد من جانب صاحب العمل ما لم يوجبه شرط في العقد. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٤/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٥/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٢٧) (والطعنان ١٢٣، ١٣١/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 305. PDF pages: 305.

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