Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4484

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

English translation of the principle

The rights established for the worker in the Labour Law. A minimum for his protection. Agreement to depart from them is permissible if it produces a greater benefit for the worker. The implication thereof. If the employer agrees to grant the worker more than those rights, he must be bound by what he agreed to.
Arabic original
الحقوق المقررة للعامل في قانون العمل. حد أدنى لحمايته. جواز الإتفاق على مخالفتها إذا نجم عنها فائدة أكثر للعامل. مؤدي ذلك. موافقة صاحب العمل على منح العامل ما يجأوز تلك الحقوق وجب الزامه بما وافق عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣/٨٦ عمالي جلسة ١٦/٢/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 867. PDF pages: 867.

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