Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4296

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

English translation of the principle

Promotion is not a vested right of the worker, even if all the qualifications for occupying the higher position are satisfied. A right for the company to exercise according to work requirements, provided its decision is free of any suspicion of arbitrariness or abuse of authority.
Arabic original
الترقية ليست حقاً مكتسباً للعامل ولو توافرت فيه جميع مقومات شغل الوظيفة الأعلى. حق للشركة في استعماله وفقاً لمتطلبات العمل ما دام قرارها قد خلا من شبهة التعسف وإساءة استعمال السلطة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩، ١٧/٢٠٠٦ عمالي جلسة ١٠/١٠/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س٣٥ ج٣ ص ٣٨٧)

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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