Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4026

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

English translation of the principle

A provision in a fixed-term employment contract entitling both parties to terminate it before expiry of its term. Its effect. It is not considered fixed-term. The worker is not entitled to compensation for the remaining term when it is terminated by the employer. The basis thereof. - 798 - Labour
Arabic original
النص في عقد العمل المحدد المدة على أحقية الطرفين في انهائة قبل انقضاء مدته. أثره. عدم اعتباره محدد المدة. عدم استحقاق العامل للتعويض عن باقي المدة عند انهائه من جانب رب العمل. أساس ذلك. - ٧٩٨ - عمل
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/٨٩ عمالي جلسة ١٨/١٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 798. PDF pages: 798.

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