Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4630

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

English translation of the principle

Employers being bound with their workers by a pension, gratuity or savings scheme securing better benefits for them. The obligation thereunder rests upon employers, who pay it to the Social Insurance Institution, which pays it in a lump sum when due even if the employer has not paid it to the Institution. The value of this benefit is not included in the wage on the basis of which the retirement pension is calculated.
Arabic original
ارتباط أصحاب الأعمال مع عمالهم بنظام معاش أو مكافأة أو ادخار يحقق لهم مزايا أفضل. الالتزام به يقع على عاتق أصحاب الأعمال يؤدونه لمؤسسة التأمينات وتؤديه هي جمله عند الإستحقاق ولو لم يؤدها لها صاحب العمل. لا تدخل قيمة هذه الميزة ضمن الأجر الذي يحتسب على أساسه المعاش التقاعدي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 894. PDF pages: 894.

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