Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4540

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment of a right is prohibited if it is not subject to attachment. - The permissibility of attaching or relinquishing the worker’s wages within the limit of 25%. Its consequence is the permissibility of the worker’s assignment of them within these limits - The assignee may intervene in support of the worker in his claim for them. - The condition for the assignment to be effective against the debtor. - The debtor may be notified of the assignment at any time after it is made - He may not invoke the time limit stipulated in the agreement on it - The reason therefor. - 877 - Labour - Limitation of employment rights:-
Arabic original
امتناع حوالة الحق إذا كان غير قابل للحجز عليه. - جواز الحجز على أجر العامل أو النزول عنه في حدود ٢٥ % مؤداه جواز حوالة العامل له بهذه الحدود - للمحال له التدخل منضماً للعامل في مطالبته به. - شرط نفاذ الحوالة في حق المدين. - جواز إعلان المدين بالحوالة في أي وقت بعد صدورها - ليس له التمسك بالميعاد المنصوص عليه في الاتفاق عليها - علة ذلك. - ٨٧٧ - عمل - تقادم الحقوق العمالية:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨/٨٦ عمالي جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - 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 877. PDF pages: 877.

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