Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1603

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

English translation of the principle

The employer's obligation to compensate the worker for damage resulting from termination of a fixed-term contract whenever termination is by the employer. Assessment of compensation in that case at no more than the total value of the wages for the remaining term of the contract after its termination.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل بتعويض العامل عن الأضرارالناتجة عن فسخ العقد المحدد المدة متى كان الفسخ من جانب صاحب العمل. تقدير التعويض في ذلك ما لا يجاوز القيمة الكلية لأجر المدة الباقية من العقد بعد فسخه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٣/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 306. PDF pages: 306.

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