Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1933

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Exemption of owners of small establishments from being subject to the provisions of Law 38 of 1964 concerning Labour in the Private Sector. The rationale for this exception. Alleviating the financial burdens imposed by the law upon its beneficiaries. Exhaustion of this rationale. Its criterion and effect. An example of what does not constitute an exception: the connection of the establishment's activity with that of another similar establishment operated by the employer himself 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 المستفيدين منها. انتفاد هذه الحكمة. مناطه وأثره. مثال لما لا يعد استثناء:ً اتصال نشاط المحل بنشاط محل آخر مماثل يزاوله صاحب العمل بنفسه في مقر آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/١٩٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٦/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 337. PDF pages: 337.

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