Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4322

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. An independent right whose conditions of entitlement are regulated by law. Its distinction from bonuses and grants paid by the employer to the worker in addition to his basic wage.
Arabic original
مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. حق قائم بذاته نظم القانون شروط استحقاقه. إختلافها عن المكافآت والمنح التي يدفعها صاحب العمل للعامل زيادة عن أجره الأساسي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٥/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 839. PDF pages: 839.

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