Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4499

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 against the employer. Governed by mandatory rules connected with public policy. Termination of the employment relationship. Its effect. It is permissible to waive and settle a right that has actually vested in him. The condition thereof: absence of defects in consent.
Arabic original
حقالعامللدىصاحبالعمل.تنظمهقواعدآمرةتتصلبالنظامالعام.انتهاءعلاقةالعمل.أثرها. جواز النزول عما له من حق ثبت بالفعل والتصالح عليه. شرط ذلك: انتفاء عيوب الرضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ٢/١٠/٢٠٠٦ 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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