Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4206

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

English translation of the principle

The worker’s right to full remuneration for the period of leave to which he is entitled. One of the mandatory provisions of legislation. Payment may not be evaded on the pretext that the law did not include it among the cases in which the worker’s wage is doubled.
Arabic original
حق العامل في الأجر الكامل عن مدة الإجازة التي يستحقها. من الأحكام الآمرة في التشريع. عدم جواز التنصل من الوفاء به بزعم أن القانون لم يسلكها في عداد الأحوال التي يضاعف فيها الأجر للعامل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٣ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٦/١٩٧٤ مج ٧ س ص ٢٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 824. PDF pages: 824.

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