Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3986

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

English translation of the principle

Exclusion of an establishment's activity from the scope of application of the Labour Law. Its criterion is that it employ no more than four workers and not be operated by mechanical machinery. Meaning of establishment. Meaning of mechanical machinery. Example concerning application of the Labour Law to a relationship in which the activity consists of operating a vehicle driven by the worker to transport sand and gravel.
Arabic original
استثناء نشاط محل من مجال تطبيق قانون العمل. مناطه ألا يستخدم أكثر من أربعة عمال. ولا يدار بآلات ميكانيكية. المقصود بالمحل. المقصود بالآلات الميكانيكية. مثال بشأن انطباق قانون العمل على علاقة يقوم النشاط فيها على استغلال سيارة يقودها العامل لنقل الرمل والصلبوخ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٨١ عمالي جلسة ٣٠/٣/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 792. PDF pages: 792.

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