Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4329

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

English translation of the principle

Termination of the employment contract upon the cessation of the establishment or transfer of its ownership to a person other than the employer. Its effect. The worker may continue in the service of the successor without retaining his gratuity for the preceding period until his employment contract with the other ends; rather, he shall promptly claim it from the predecessor because his employment contract ended upon the cessation of the establishment or transfer of its ownership to another. The reason for this.
Arabic original
انتهاء عقد العمل بانقضاء المنشأة أو بانتقال ملكيتها إلى شخص آخر غير صاحب العمل. أثره. للعامل أن يستمر في خدمة الخلف دون أن يحتفظ بمكافأته عن المدة السابقة إلى أن ينتهي عقد عمله مع الآخر بل يبادر إلى مطالبة السلف بها لانتهاء عقد عمله بانقضاء المنشأة أو بانتقال ملكيتها لآخر. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٩/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 840. PDF pages: 840.

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