Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 367

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions of the Labour Law relating to workers' rights in the private sector. Matters of public policy; agreement to contravene them is therefore impermissible unless it secures a benefit for the worker.
Arabic original
نصوص قانون العمل المتعلقة بحقوق العامل في القطاع الأهلي. من النظام العام فلا يجوز الاتفاق على مخالفتها إلا إذا حققت منفعة للعامل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٩/١٩٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص ٧٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 415. PDF pages: 409.

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