Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4683

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation of Kuwaiti workers employed by employers for work injuries and occupational diseases in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Law in the Private Sector, even if they have been insured, so long as no decree has been issued determining the date - 902 - Labour of entry into force of the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law. A judgment ruling otherwise. Deficiency and violation of the law requiring its cassation. An example concerning an injury to a worker in the oil sector.
Arabic original
تعويض العاملين الكويتيين لدى أصحاب العمال عن إصابات العمل وأمراض المهنة وفقاً لأحكام قانون العمل في القطاع الأهلي ولو كان قد تم التأمين عليهم ما دام لم يصدر مرسوم بتحديد تاريخ - ٩٠٢ - عمل العمل بأحكام قانون التأمينات الاجتماعية المتعلقة بذلك. قضاء الحكم على خلاف ذلك. قصور ومخالفة للقانون يوجب تمييزه. مثال بشأن إصابة أحد العاملين بالقطاع النفطي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 902. PDF pages: 902–903.

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