Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 242

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The employer's right to terminate the employment contract and dismiss the worker without notice or gratuity in the circumstances specified in the Labour Law. Its formulation in general terms. Its effect. It encompasses fixed-term and indefinite-term contracts.
Arabic original
حق صاحب العمل في إنهاء عقد العمل وفصل العامل دون إعلان أو مكافأة في الأحوال المحددة بقانون العمل. وروده بصفة عامة. أثره. شموله العقد المحدد المدة والعقد غير محدد المدة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨، ٩/١٩٩٠ عمالي جلسة ٤/١١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 385. PDF pages: 379.

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