Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4795

Termination of the employment contract upon cessation of the establishment: its cases. Its effect: the worker’s right to claim employment entitlements, including the end-of-service gratuity, arises. - The worker’s right to continue in the successor’s service while retaining the gratuity for the preceding period, or to claim it from the predecessor. This is optional for the worker without restriction. The gratuity becomes a debt payable by the successor alongside the predecessor’s obligation in respect of it. Article 59 of Law 38/1964 concerning Labour in the Private Sector. - 924 - Labour