Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4513

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

English translation of the principle

The release issued by the worker conclusively establishing his receipt of all his entitlements. Binding upon him. Rebutting it or escaping it. Impermissible. - The connection of the worker’s rights with public policy. Termination of the employment relationship and establishment of his right. Its effect. He may waive them as a purely pecuniary right whenever his will is free from defects of consent.
Arabic original
المخالصة الصادرة من العامل والقاطعة في استيفائه جميع حقوقه. حجة عليه. نقضها أو التحلل منها. غير جائز. - اتصال حقوق العامل بالنظام العام. انتهاء علاقة العمل وثبوت حقه. أثره. له التنازل عنها بوصفه حقاً مالياً خالصاً متى خلت إرادته من عيوب الرضا.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٩) (والطعن ٦٣/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١٠/١٩٩٦ 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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