Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4198

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

English translation of the principle

Employing the worker for overtime and on weekly rest days. A permission granted to the employer in the cases and subject to the conditions prescribed by law, in return for the obligation to pay special remuneration. The worker’s working on his own initiative without assignment by the employer. He has no right to claim the special remuneration.
Arabic original
تشغيل العامل ساعات إضافية وفي أيام الراحة الأسبوعية. رخصة لصاحب العمل في الحالات وبالشروط الواردة في القانون مقابل التزامه بدفع أجر خاص. قيام العامل بالعمل من تلقاء نفسه بغير تكليف من صاحب العمل. لا حق له في طلب الأجر الخاص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٤، ٩٦/١٩٧٨ تجاري عمالي جلسة ٧/٥/١٩٧٩ مج ٧ س ص ٢٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 823. PDF pages: 823.

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