Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 841

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

English translation of the principle

Employment contract. It is permissible to agree therein to depart from any provision of the Labour Law. The condition for that. Establishment of a greater benefit or advantage for the worker. Standing to invoke it belongs to the worker, not the employer. - Challenging a judgment on a ground by a person without standing to raise it. Inadmissible.
Arabic original
عقد العمل. جواز الاتفاق فيه على مخالفة أي نص من نصوص قانون العمل. شرط ذلك. ثبوت منفعة أو فائدة أكبر للعامل. الصفة في التمسك بها للعامل دون صاحب العمل. - الطعن في الحكم بسبب ممن لا صفة له في إبدائه. غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٠/١١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 161. PDF pages: 158.

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