Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4512

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

English translation of the principle

The worker’s rights are established by mandatory rules relating to public policy. Its effect. Waiver of them is void. Termination of the employment relationship. Its effect. An acknowledgment issued by the worker waiving his right or settling it. Valid. The condition for this. Absence of defects of consent.
Arabic original
حقوق العامل مقررة بقواعد آمرة متعلقة بالنظام العام. أثره. بطلان التنازل عنها. انتهاء علاقة العمل. أثرها. الإقرار الصادر من العامل بنزوله عن حقه أو التصالح عليه. صحيح. شرط ذلك. انتفاء عيوب الرضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١١/١٠/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 872. PDF pages: 872.

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