Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4380

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

English translation of the principle

Notice before termination of an indefinite-term employment contract. The party terminating the contract may substitute for it payment to the other party of pay in lieu of notice. Article 17 of Law 28 of 1969. There is no scope for applying the provisions of the Private Labour Law, the Labour Law in the Private Sector, concerning the gratuity where notice is not given before termination. The rationale thereof.
Arabic original
الإعلان قبل فسخ عقد العمل غير محدد المدة. جواز استعاضة الطرف الذي فسخ العقد عنه بأن يؤدي للطرف الآخر بدل الإعلان. م١٧ ق ٢٨ لسنة ١٩٦٩. لا محل لأعمال أحكام قانون العمل الأهلي قانون العمل في القطاع الأهلي في صدد المكافأة عند عدم الإعلان قبل الفسخ. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣/١٩٧٣ تجاري جلسة ١١/٦/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ س ص ٢١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 850. PDF pages: 850.

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