Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3988

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s employment of fewer than five workers in premises operated by mechanical machinery: two conditions which must be satisfied for the Labour Law not to apply. Satisfaction of only one of them is insufficient.
Arabic original
استخدام صاحب العمل أقل من خمسة عمال في محل يدار بآلات ميكانيكية شرطان لازم توافرهما لعدم انطباق قانون العمل. تحقق شرط واحد منهما لا يكفي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/٨٤ عمالي جلسة ٢٤/١٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٥٦)

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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