Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3998

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 the provisions of Law 38 of 1964 concerning labour in the private sector. The rationale for this exemption. Alleviating the financial burdens imposed by the law on those working therein. Absence of this rationale. Its criterion and effect. An example of what does not constitute an exemption. The establishment’s activity being connected with that of another similar establishment whose owner conducts the same business 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 المشتغلين بها. انتفاء هذه الحكمة. مناطه. وأثره. مثال لما لا يعد استثناء.ً اتصال نشاط المحل بنشاط محل آخر مماثل يزأول صاحبه العمل نفسه في مقر آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٦/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 793. PDF pages: 793.

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