Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4263

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

English translation of the principle

Determination of the timing of the worker's annual leave falls within the employer's authority, not the worker's. - The worker's absence without legitimate cause for more than seven consecutive days. Effect thereof. The employer may dismiss him without notice or gratuity. Assessment of the justification for dismissal. A matter of fact. Its condition. - The judgment treating the worker's absence from work of his own choice and without the employer's consent as legitimate and not constituting justification for dismissing him without gratuity. Vitiates it and requires its quashing.
Arabic original
تحديد وقت الإجازة السنوية للعامل من سلطة صاحب العمل وليس العامل. - تغيب العامل بدون سبب مشروع أكثر من سبعة أيام متتالية. أثره. لصاحل العمل فصله دون إعلان أو مكافأة تقدير مبرر الفصل. موضوعي. شرطه. - اعتبار الحكم تغيب العامل عن العمل بمحض اختياره ودون موافقة صاحب العمل أمر مشروع ولا يعد مبرراً لفصله دون مكافأة. يعيبه ويُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٩/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ٢٤/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 831. PDF pages: 831.

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