Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4603

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s right to impose a disciplinary sanction on the worker. The judiciary has authority to review the employer’s exercise of this right. This authority extends to the proportionality of the penalty to the violation, in addition to the lawfulness of imposing the penalty.
Arabic original
حق رب العمل في توقيع الجزاء التأديبي على العامل. للقضاء سلطة الرقابة على مباشرة صاحب العمل هذا الحق. امتداد هذه السلطة إلى مدى تناسب العقوبة مع المخالفة فضلاً عن شرعية فرض العقوبة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤/١٩٧٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/١٩٧٧ مج ٧ س ص ٢١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 889. PDF pages: 889.

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