Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4485

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

English translation of the principle

An agreement for settlement and waiver between the employer and the worker. When it is invalid. If it impairs a labour right. The absence from the Labour Law of mandatory provisions concerning benefits in kind provided to the worker as part of the wage. The necessary consequence thereof. Such rights may be settled or waived. An example concerning waiver of free travel tickets.
Arabic original
الاتفاق بالصلح والتنازل بين صاحب العمل والعامل. متى يبطل. إذا مس حقاً عمالياً. خلو قانون العمل من أحكام آمرة خاصة بما يؤدي للعامل من ميزات عينية كجزء من الأجر. لازم ذلك. جواز التصالح على هذه الحقوق أو التنازل عنها. مثال بشأن التنازل عن تذاكر سفر مجانية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/٨٦ عمالي جلسة ٢/٣/١٩٨٧ 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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