Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4643

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

English translation of the principle

The employer. Under the old-age, disability and death insurance system, he is obliged only to pay the equivalent of the end-of-service gratuity at the rates set out in Article 54 of Private Sector Labour Law 38 of 1964. This does not detract from his obligation in respect of other additional or supplementary benefits he grants to workers. Example.
Arabic original
صاحب العمل. لا يلتزم في نظام تأمين الشيخوخة والعجز والوفاة إلا بما يعادل مكافأة نهاية الخدمة بالمعدلات الواردة في المادة ٥٤ من قانون العمل بالقطاع الأهلي ٣٨ لسنة ١٩٦٤. لاينال ذلك من التزامه بما يقرره للعاملين من مزايا أخرى إضافية أو تكميلية. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 896. PDF pages: 896.

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