Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4355

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. The worker is not entitled to it if dismissed for one of the reasons set out in Article 55 of Law 38 of 1964 concerning Labour in the Private Sector. - Assessment of whether it is established that the worker left his employment for a reason attributable to the employer’s breach of the provisions of the law or the contract. A factual matter independently determined by the trial judge, provided that his ruling rests on sound reasons.
Arabic original
مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. عدم استحقاق العامل لها إذا فصل لأحد الأسباب الواردة بالمادة ٥٥ من القانون ٣٨ لسنة ١٩٦٤ في شأن العمل في القطاع الأهلي. - تقدير ثبوت ترك العامل لعمله بسبب يرجع لإخلال صاحب العمل بأحكام القانون أو العقد من عدمه. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع متى أقام قضاءه على أسباب سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤، ٢٥/٢٠٠٧ عمالي جلسة ١٧/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٣٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 844. PDF pages: 844.

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