Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4146

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

English translation of the principle

Grants and bonuses that the employer gives the worker in addition to his basic wage. The presumption is that they are gratuitous. This characterisation changes if the employer undertakes to pay them or a custom of granting them is established. An example.
Arabic original
المنح والمكافآت التي يمنحها صاحب العمل للعامل إضافة إلى أجره الأساسي. الأصل أنها من قبيل التبرع. تغير هذا الوصف إذا التزم صاحب العمل بدفعها أو جرى عرف بمنحها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٣، ٦٨/٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 814. PDF pages: 814.

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