Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 791

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

English translation of the principle

A fixed-term employment contract. Its termination by the employer. His obligation to compensate the worker for all damage sustained as a result of termination - What affects the determination of damage. Limits of compensation due to the worker as a result of termination of his contract. Not exceeding the total value of wages for the remaining contract term after its termination: Article 533, Law 38/1964.
Arabic original
عقد العمل المحدد المدة. فسخة من جانب رب العمل. التزامه بتعويض العامل من كافة الاضرار التي تصيبه من جراء الفسخ - ما يؤثر في تحديد الضرر. حدود التعويض المستحق للعامل من جراء فسخ عقده. عدم تجاوز القيمة الكلية لاجر المدة الباقية من العقد بعد فسخه: م ٥٣٣ ق ٣٨/١٩٦٤.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ٦/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 157. PDF pages: 157.

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