Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4579
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The employer’s stipulation that the worker not work for a competitor during the term of his employment contract with him or for a specified period after that employment ends. Permissible. The parties may agree on specified compensation in the event of a breach. The reason. - His authority to suspend the worker:-
Arabic original
اشتراط صاحب العمل على العامل عدم العمل لدى منافس له خلال سريان عقد عمله لديه أو لمدة محددة بعد انتهاء ذلك العمل. جائز. للطرفين أن يتفقا على تعويض محدد عند وقوع المخالفة. علة ذلك. - سلطته في وقف العامل:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٦٧/٢٠٠٣ عمالي جلسة ٥/٤/٢٠٠٤ 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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