Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4302

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

English translation of the principle

End-of-service gratuity. The basis for its calculation. The conditions for entitlement thereto set out in the Labour Law. The employer may not unilaterally cancel or amend it. The basis for this is Article 54 of Law 38/1964.
Arabic original
مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. أساس حسابها. شروط استحقاقها الواردة في قانون العمل. عدم جواز انفراد صاحب العمل بإلغائها أو تعديلها أساس ذلك م ٥٤ من ق ٣٨/١٩٦٤.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/٨٢ عمالي جلسة ٧/٦/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 837. PDF pages: 837.

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