Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2240

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

English translation of the principle

Workers’ wages are subject both to the five-year prescription provided for in the Civil Code and to the one-year prescription provided for in the Labour Law. The judgment’s application of the one-year prescription alone. An error requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
خضوع أجور العمال لكل من التقادم الخمسي المنصوص عليه في القانون المدني والتقادم الحولي المنصوص عليه في قانون العمل. تطبيق الحكم التقادم الحولي فقط. خطأ يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/٩٠ عمالي جلسة ١٥/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 434. PDF pages: 434.

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