Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4341

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

English translation of the principle

The two cases in which the worker is not entitled to an end-of-service gratuity. Their nature. The employer’s agreement to accept the worker’s resignation does not preclude regarding the worker as having left work of the worker’s own free choice. - The cases in which the worker may leave work before the end of the contract or without notice while retaining entitlement to the end-of-service gratuity. Their exhaustive specification.
Arabic original
الحالتان اللتان لا يستحق فيهما العامل مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. ماهيتهما. موافقة رب العمل على قبول استقالة العامل لا تحول دون اعتباره تاركاً العمل بمحض اختياره. - الحالات التي يجوز فيها للعامل ترك العمل قبل نهاية العقد أو بدون إعلان مع استحقاقه مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. تحديدها على سبيل الحصر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٩، ٧١/٩٩ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/٣/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٥٧)

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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