Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4702

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s obligation, where a worker is injured in an accident arising out of and in the course of work, to pay the prescribed statutory compensation. The basis upon which it is assessed. Its difference in cases of permanent total disability and disability falling short thereof. Ministerial Decision 66 of 1983.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل في حالة إصابة العامل في حادث بسبب العمل وفي أثنائه بالتعويض القانوني المقرر. الأساس الذي يتم تقدير ذلك عليه. إختلافه في حالة العجز الكلي الدائم والعجز الذي لا يصل إلى ذلك. القرار الوزاري ٦٦ لسنة ١٩٨٣.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ١٥/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٩٦)

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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