Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4503

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 arises through the application of mandatory rules relating to public policy. Waiver of it or settlement concerning it. Its condition: termination of the employment relationship, actual establishment of the right, and absence of defects of consent. - A release issued by the worker and unequivocally establishing receipt of all entitlements. Binding evidence against the worker. Repudiating it or being released from it. Impermissible. An example.
Arabic original
حق العامل ينشأ إعمالاًً لقواعد آمره تتعلق بالنظام العام. تنازله عنه أو تصالحه عليه. شرطه: انتهاء علاقة العمل وثبوت حقه بالفعل وانتفاء عيوب الرضا. - المخالصة الصادرة من العامل والقاطعة في استيفائه جميع حقوقه. حجة عليه. نقضها أو التحلل منها. غير جائز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٩/٢٠١١ عمالي جلسة ٧/٣/٢٠١٢ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٤٠ ج ١ ص ٣١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 870. PDF pages: 870.

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