Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4157

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

English translation of the principle

A grant is considered a form of wage, whether the source of the obligation to provide it is agreement, the statutes, or established custom of granting it. - A grant where the source of the obligation to provide it is custom. Conditions for its establishment. An example concerning the annual bonus (bonus) not being considered a grant because it lacks the condition of obligatory payment.
Arabic original
المنحة تُعد من صور الأجر سواء كان مصدر الالتزام بها هو الاتفاق أو لائحة النظام الأساسي أو جريان العرف على منحها. - المنحة إذا كان مصدر الالتزام بها هو العرف. شروط تحققها. مثال بشأن عدم اعتبار المكافأة السنوية (البونص) منحة لافتقادها شرط الالتزام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٥/٢٠٠٨ عمالي جلسة ٩/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج٣ ص ٣٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 816. PDF pages: 816.

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