Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4279

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

English translation of the principle

What is included in calculating wages. Adding the allowance for the car allocated to the worker to the worker's monetary wage when calculating employment entitlements is correct. So long as use of the car was not confined to work-related travel but also included personal travel.
Arabic original
ما يدخل في حساب الأجر. إضافة بدل السيارة المخصصة للعامل إلى أجره النقدي عند حساب حقوقه العمالية صحيح. ما دام استعماله للسيارة لم يكن قاصراً على تنقلات العمل بل كان يشمل تنقلاته الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٤، ٣٦/٨٣ عمالي جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 834. PDF pages: 834.

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