Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4876

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

English translation of the principle

Matters for which no provision is made in the Labour Law for the Oil Operations Sector are subject to the provisions of the Private Sector Labour Law. An example concerning the absence in the Oil Sector Labour Law of regulation of compensation for work injuries and the obligation to refer in that regard to the Private Sector Labour Law. - The employer’s obligation to compensate the worker for his injury. Dependent on the fulfilment of two conditions. Their nature. Assessment of their occurrence. A matter for the trial court.
Arabic original
ما لم يرد بشأنه نص في قانون العمل في قطاع الأعمال النفطية ينطبق عليه أحكام قانون العمل في القطاع الأهلي. مثال بشأن خلو قانون العمل في القطاع النفطي من تنظيم التعويض عن إصابات العمل ووجوب الرجوع بشأنه لقانون العمل في القطاع الأهلي. - التزام صاحب العمل بتعويض العامل عن إصابته. منوط بتوافر شرطين. ماهيتهما. تقدير حدوثهما. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٧/٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 940. PDF pages: 940.

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