Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4518

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 after termination of the employment relationship. The worker may waive it and settle it as a purely pecuniary right, provided the worker’s will is not tainted by a defect of consent. The worker may not again claim any of these entitlements.
Arabic original
حق العامل بعد انتهاء علاقة العمل. جواز تنازله عنه وتصالحه عليه باعتباره حقاً مالياً خالصاً مادامت إرادته غير مشوبة بعيب من عيوب الرضاء. عدم جواز معأودته المطالبة بشيء من هذه الحقوق مرة أخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٧/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 873. PDF pages: 873.

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