Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4584

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

English translation of the principle

The employer may employ the worker for overtime hours and on weekly rest days and official holidays. In return for his obligation to pay special remuneration. The criterion for the worker’s entitlement to this remuneration.
Arabic original
لصاحب العمل تشغيل العامل ساعات إضافية وفي أيام الراحة الأسبوعية والإجازات الرسمية. مقابل التزامه بدفع أجر خاص. مناط استحقاق العامل هذا الأجر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 885. PDF pages: 885.

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