Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4408

The wage on the basis of which the end-of-service gratuity is calculated. Its nature. - The maximum amount of the worker’s salary covered by insurance and on the basis of which contributions and the rights of insured persons are calculated. 1250 dinars monthly. Its lack of connection with the wage relied upon under Article 54 of the Private Sector Labour Law. The rationale thereof. The absence of an express provision in Article 82 of the Social Insurance Law adopting the insured wage as the basis for calculating the end-of-service gratuity and determining the value of the better benefit. - The end-of-service gratuity for workers paid monthly. Its total may not exceed a year and a half’s wage. Article 54(b), Labour Law.