Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4706

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

English translation of the principle

The wage relied upon in calculating the amount of compensation for the percentage of permanent disability arising from a work injury. Its nature: it is the wage the worker was receiving at the time his condition stabilised and the percentage of that disability was determined.
Arabic original
الأجر المعول عليه في حساب مقدار التعويض عن نسبة العجز الدائم الناشئ عن إصابة العمل. ماهيته: هو الأجر الذي كان يتقاضاه العامل في الوقت الذي استقرت فيه حالته وتحددت فيه نسبة هذا العجز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦١، ٦٢/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٤/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 906. PDF pages: 906.

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