Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4080

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

English translation of the principle

Agreement in the employment contract on the amount of the annual wage does not necessarily indicate that the contracting parties took into account, when assessing that wage, that it included pay for weekly rest days.
Arabic original
الاتفاق في عقد العمل على مقدار الأجر السنوي لا يدل بطريق اللزوم على أن المتعاقدين قد أدخلا في اعتبارهما عند تقدير هذا الأجر أنه يشمل أجر أيام الراحة الأسبوعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٨/٩٩ عمالي جلسة ١٥/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 806. PDF pages: 806.

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