Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1608

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

English translation of the principle

A worker’s lack of entitlement to an end-of-service gratuity. Its prerequisite. Leaving work of the worker’s own free choice before the end of the employment contract. Rationale thereof. The worker’s departure from work upon termination of the employment contract by expiry of its term or completion of the agreed project. Consequence thereof. Entitlement to an end-of-service gratuity.
Arabic original
عدم استحقاق العامل لمكافأة نهاية الخدمة. مناطه. تركه للعمل بمحض اختياره قبل نهاية عقد عمله. علة ذلك. ترك العامل للعمل بمناسبة انتهاء عقد العمل لانتهاء مدته أو إنجاز المشروع المتفق عليه. مؤداه. استحقاقه لمكافأة نهاية الخدمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٤/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ١٩/٩/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 307. PDF pages: 307.

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