Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2020

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 leave he has not taken. Is not time-barred by the limitation period for wages and recurring periodic rights stipulated in Article 439/1 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل بتعويض العامل عما لم يحصل عليه من إجازاته. لا يتقادم بمدة تقادم الأجور والحقوق الدورية المتجددة المنصوص عليه في المادة ٤٣٩/١ من القانون المدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٤/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ١٧/٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 385. PDF pages: 385.

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