Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4268

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 annual leave. Its connection with public policy. Its effect. It may not be waived expressly or implicitly, and the employer is obliged to grant it to the worker with payment of wages for it. Contravention of this. The employer is obliged to compensate the worker for it unless it has become time-barred, with its duration counted as part of the worker’s actual period of service.
Arabic original
حق العامل في الإجازة السنوية. تعلقه بالنظام العام. أثره. لا يجوز التنازل عنه صراحة أو ضمناً ويلزم صاحب العمل بمنحها له مع دفع أجره عنها. مخالفة ذلك. التزام صاحب العمل بتعويضه عنها ما لم تسقط بالتقادم مع احتساب مدتها ضمن مدة الخدمة الفعلية له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٦٩، ١٧٥/٢٠١١ عمالي جلسة ٣٠/٥/٢٠١٢ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س٤٠ ج٢ ص ٢٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 832. PDF pages: 832.

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