Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3949

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

English translation of the principle

The worker’s wage. The contracting parties’ determination of the monthly wage on the basis that weekly rest days are included in it. Its implication is that the daily wage must be calculated on the basis that the month is thirty days.
Arabic original
أجرة العامل تحديد المتعاقدين للأجر الشهري باعتبار دخول أيام الراحة الأسبوعية فيه. مؤداه وجوب احتساب الأجر اليومي باعتبار الشهر ثلاثون يوماً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦، ٧/٨٤ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/٤/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 786. PDF pages: 786.

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