Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4529

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 pursuant to mandatory rules relating to public policy. Permissibility of his waiving it or settling it as a purely pecuniary right belonging to him. Condition thereof. Termination of the employment relationship and actual establishment of his right. - 874 - Labour - The worker’s release of all his claims against the employer. It precludes his recourse against him for any of those rights. This binding effect may not be rebutted or escaped. Condition thereof. His will must not be tainted by any defect of consent.
Arabic original
حق العامل ينشأ إعمالاًً لقواعد آمرة تتعلق بالنظام العام. جواز تنازله عنه أو تصالحه عليه باعتباره حقاً مالياً خالصاً له. شرط ذلك. انتهاء علاقة العمل وثبوت حقه بالفعل. - ٨٧٤ - عمل - تخالص العامل عن جميع حقوقه في ذمة صاحب العمل. مانع له من رجوعه عليه بأي حق منها. عدم جواز نقض هذه الحجية أو التحلل منها. شرط ذلك. ألا يشوب إرادته عيب من عيوب الرضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/٢٠٠٩ عمالي جلسة ١٨/١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ٢٩٣)

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: 874–875.

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