Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4067

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

English translation of the principle

The incentive bonus and overtime pay. The scope, basis and conditions of entitlement of each. - Inferring whether amounts granted to the worker were in return for effort for which he deserved an incentive bonus or in return for working additional hours. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
المكافأة التشجيعية والأجر الإضافي. نطاق كل منهما وسببه وشروط استحقاقه. - استخلاص ما إذا كن ما منُح للعامل من مبالغ هو مقابل جهد استحق عنه مكافأة تشجيعية أو مقابل الاشتغال ساعات إضافية. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٦/٥/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥١٣)

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

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