Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4697

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

English translation of the principle

The employer must report the worker's injury to the police station and the Ministry of Social Affairs. The worker may make this report. The employer's failure to make this report. It may not be used as a pretext to deprive the worker of his rights arising from the work injury.
Arabic original
وجوب إبلاغ رب العمل مخفر الشرطة ووزارة الشؤون الاجتماعية بإصابة العامل. جواز أن يقوم العامل بهذا البلاغ. تقاعس رب العمل عن القيام بهذا البلاغ. لا يجوز أن يتخذ منه ذريعة لحرمان العامل من حقوقه المترتبة على إصابة العمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ٩/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 905. PDF pages: 905.

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