Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4212

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 and official holidays is a permission afforded to the employer in return for his obligation to pay special wages so that the worker is not entitled to these special wages.
Arabic original
تشغيل العامل ساعات إضافية وفي أيام الراحة الأسبوعية والإجازات الرسمية رخصة لصاحب العمل مقابل التزامه بدفع أجر خاص حتى لا يستحق العامل هذا الأجر الخاص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤٥، ٢٤٧/٨١ عمالي جلسة ٢٦/٤/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٧١)

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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