Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4337

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

English translation of the principle

The wage relied upon in calculating the end-of-service gratuity at the rates set out in Article 54 of the Labour Law in the Private Sector, which is taken as the basis for calculating the more favourable benefit, is the last wage received by the worker before the termination of his contract, not the insurable wage. The basis for this.
Arabic original
الأجر المعول عليه في حساب مكافأة نهاية الخدمة بالمعدلات الواردة بالمادة ٥٤ من قانون العمل في القطاع الأهلي والتي تتخذ أساساً لحساب الميزة الأفضل هو آخر أجر كان يتقاضاه العامل قبل انتهاء عقده وليس الأجر التأميني. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٨/٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢٢/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 841. PDF pages: 841.

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