Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4295

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

English translation of the principle

The employing entity establishing regulations containing a promotion system based on the principle of equal opportunity and employment fairness. Its not being obliged to promote an employee even if all promotion conditions are satisfied. No defect. The reason for this. Promotion is not a vested right of the worker. The import of this. The employing entity independently determines the appropriate time for promotion. The condition for this. Its decision must be free of any suspicion of arbitrariness and abuse of authority.
Arabic original
وضع جهة العمل لائحة تتضمن نظاماً للترقيات يستند على مبدأ تكافؤ الفرص والعدالة الوظيفية. عدم التزامها بترقية الموظف ولو توافرت فيه جميع شروط الترقية. لا عيب. علة ذلك. أن الترقية ليست حقاً مكتسباً للعامل. مؤدي ذلك. استقلال جهة العمل بتقدير الوقت الملائم للترقية. شرط ذلك. خلو قرارها من شبهة التعسف وإساءة استعمال السلطة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 836. PDF pages: 836.

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