Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4095

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of whether it is established that the worker left work for a reason attributable to the employer. A factual matter exclusively determined by the court of merits. The condition thereof. - The employer’s failure to pay the worker’s wages. A breach by the employer of one of the obligations arising under the employment contract. Its import. The worker may request rescission of the contract by unilateral will. The effect thereof. Entitlement to the end-of-service gratuity.
Arabic original
تقدير ثبوت ترك العامل لعمله لسبب يرجع إلى صاحب العمل من عدمه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - عدم أداء صاحب العمل لأجر العامل. إخلال منه بأحد التزاماته الناشئة بمقتضى عقد العمل. مؤداه. جواز طلب العامل فسخ العقد بإرادته المنفردة. أثر ذلك. استحقاقه لمكافأة نهاية الخدمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٤/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 808. PDF pages: 808.

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