Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4497

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

English translation of the principle

An employment contract. Permissibility of agreeing therein to depart from any provision of the Labour Law. The condition for this. Establishment of a greater advantage or benefit for the worker. Standing to invoke it belongs to the worker, not the employer.
Arabic original
عقد العمل. جواز الاتفاق فيه على مخالفة أي نص من نصوص قانون العمل. شرط ذلك. ثبوت منفعة أو فائدة أكبر للعامل. الصفة في التمسك بها للعامل دون صاحب العمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٠/١١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 869. PDF pages: 869.

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