Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4523

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 order. His waiver of it or settlement thereof. Its condition: termination of the employment relationship, actual establishment of his right, and absence of defects of consent. - A discharge issued by the worker conclusively establishing his receipt of all his entitlements. Binding evidence against him. Repudiating it or evading it. Impermissible.
Arabic original
حق العامل ينشأ إعمالاًً لقواعد آمرة تتعلق بالنظام العام. تنازله عنه أو تصالحه عليه. شرطه: انتهاء علاقة العمل وثبوت حقه بالفعل وانتفاء عيوب الرضاء. - المخالصة الصادرة من العامل والقاطعة في استيفائه جميع حقوقه. حجة عليه. نقضها أو التحلل منها. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ١١/١٠/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 874. PDF pages: 874.

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