Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4491

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

English translation of the principle

The worker’s right to annual leave concerns public policy. His waiver thereof, expressly or implicitly. Impermissible. The employer’s obligation to grant him that leave even if he does not request it. The employer’s release from this obligation gives rise to another obligation to compensate him unless extinguished by prescription. The burden of proving that the worker has taken his leave rests upon the employer.
Arabic original
حق العامل في الإجازة السنوية يتعلق بالنظام العام. تنازله عنه صراحة أو ضمناً. غير جائز. التزام صاحب العمل بمنحه تلك الإجازة ولو لم يطلبها. إخلاء صاحب العمل بهذا الالتزام يرتب عليه التزاماً آخر بتعويضه ما لم يسقط بالتقادم. عبء إثبات حصول العامل على إجازته يقع على عاتق صاحب العمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٥، ١٢٧/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 868. PDF pages: 868.

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