Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3196

A worker’s rights arise pursuant to mandatory rules relating to public order, including the prohibition on the employer charging interest on loans granted to him. Termination of the employment relationship and the actual vesting of the worker’s rights, including his right to demand repayment of that interest. Waiver and settlement thereof are permissible so long as his will is not tainted by any defect of consent. Example concerning the worker’s discharge in respect of all his employment rights arising from his period of employment with the respondent bank and the impermissibility of his seeking recourse against the bank to demand any sums arising from the employment relationship.