Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3967

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

English translation of the principle

End-of-service gratuity. An independent right whose conditions of entitlement are regulated by mandatory provisions of law. It is payable by the employer upon termination of the worker’s contract with him. - Ascertaining and understanding the facts of the case, assessing the evidence, and the commencement or termination of the employment relationship. Matters of fact independently determined by the court of merits. The condition for this. Example.
Arabic original
مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. حق قائم بذاته نظم القانون شروط استحقاقه على وجه آمر. وجوبه على صاحب العمل عند انتهاء عقد العامل لديه. - تحصيل وفهم الواقع في الدعوى وتقدير الأدلة وبدء قيام أو انتهاء علاقة العمل. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ٧/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 789. PDF pages: 789.

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