Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4446

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

English translation of the principle

Fixed-term employment contract. Its termination by the employer. His obligation to compensate the worker for all damage sustained as a result of the termination. The compensation rules under Article 53 of the Labour Law. The parties to the contract may agree to depart from them.
Arabic original
عقد العمل المحدد المدة. فسخه من جانب رب العمل. التزامه بتعويض العامل عن كافة الأضرار التي تصيبه من جراء الفسخ. قواعد التعويض وفقاً للمادة ٥٣ من قانون العمل. لطرفي العقد الاتفاق على مخالفتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٧/١٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 861. PDF pages: 861.

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