Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4308

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

English translation of the principle

The original employment contract. Its termination upon the cessation of the establishment or transfer of its ownership, unless the worker continues in the predecessor’s service while retaining his end-of-service gratuity for the preceding period or claims it against the predecessor. The successor’s liability for it. Liability alongside the predecessor, not in his place. Article 59 of Law 38/1964.
Arabic original
عقد العمل الأصلي. انتهأوه بانقضاء المنشأة أو انتقال ملكيتها ما لم يستمر العامل في خدمة السلف مع احتفاظه بمكافأة نهاية الخدمة عن المدة السابقة أو يطال بالسلف بها. التزام الخلف بها. التزام مع السلف وليس بدلاً عنه. م ٥٩ ق ٣٨/١٩٦٤.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٥/٨٤ عمالي جلسة ١٥/٤/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 838. PDF pages: 838.

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