Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2867

Termination of the employment contract upon the dissolution of the establishment or the transfer of its ownership by inheritance or other legal dispositions. Consequence thereof: the arising of the worker’s right to claim his employment entitlements, including the end-of-service gratuity. The exception. The worker’s continuation in the successor’s service while retaining his gratuity for the previous period does not constitute continuation of the previous employment contract. Meaning thereof. The commencement of a new employment relationship, even on the same terms as the previous contract. The condition thereof.