Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4578
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Employment contract. Good faith, honourable dealing and integrity must be observed in its performance. The worker’s obligation of honesty in his work. An essential obligation. Breach thereof. Its effect. The employer’s powers - His power to stipulate that the worker must not work for a competitor:-
Arabic original
عقد العمل. وجوب مراعاة حسن النية وشرف التعامل ونزاهته عند تنفيذه. التزام العامل بالأمانة في عمله. التزام جوهري. الإخلال به. أثره. سلطات صاحب العمل - سلطته في الاشتراط على العامل عدم العمل لدى المنافس:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٣٦/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٣٦)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 884. PDF pages: 884.
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