Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4217

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s obligation to grant the worker one day of weekly leave without pay and holiday leave with full pay does not prejudice a right to require the worker to work during leave if work requirements so necessitate.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل بمنح العامل إجازة أسبوعية يوماً واحداًً بدون أجر وإجازات الأعياد بأجر كامل لا يخل ذلك بحق في تكليف العامل بالعمل خلال الإجازات إذا ما اقتضت حاجة العمل ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/٨٢ عمالي جلسة ١٠/١/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 825. PDF pages: 825.

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