Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 559

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

English translation of the principle

Exemption of owners of small establishments from subjection to the provisions of Law 38 of 1964 concerning labor in the private sector. The rationale for this exception: alleviating the financial burdens imposed by the law on those engaged therein. Absence of this rationale. Its criterion and effect. Example of what does not constitute an exception. Connection of the establishment's activity with the activity of another similar establishment operated by the same employer at another location.
Arabic original
استثناء أصحاب المحال الصغيرة من الخضوع لأحكام القانون ٣٨ لسنة ١٩٦٤ في شأن العمل في القطاع الأهلي. الحكمة من هذا الاستثناء: التخفيف من الأعباء المالية التي يقتضيها القانون على المشتغلين بها. انتفاء هذه الحكمه. مناطه وأثره. مثال لما لا يعد استثناءً. اتصال نشاط المحل بنشاط محل آخر مماثل يزاوله صاحب العمل نفسه في مقر آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/١٩٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٦/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص ٧٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 460. PDF pages: 454.

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