Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4063

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

English translation of the principle

A worker’s basic wage. What is considered an addition to it and is treated in the same manner is what was paid to the worker on a regular - 803 - Labor continuous basis until it acquires a habitual character and is relied upon by the worker in organizing the worker’s livelihood.
Arabic original
الأجر الأساسي للعامل. ما يعتبر إضافة إليه وبأخذ حكمه هو ما كان يؤدي للعامل بصورة منتظمة - ٨٠٣ - عمل مستمرة حتى بأخذ شكل الاعتياد والاعتماد من جانب العامل في تنظيم معيشته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 803. PDF pages: 803–804.

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