Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4918

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

English translation of the principle

The worker’s submission of an application to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour is the procedure by which a judicial claim in labour actions commences, and produces the same effects as a judicial claim in ordinary actions, including interruption of limitation. - The application submitted by the worker to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour to claim his labour entitlements. The legislature has not required a particular form for its drafting or a special means for its submission.
Arabic original
تقديم العامل الطلب إلى وزارة الشئون الاجتماعية والعمل هو الإجراء الذي تبدأ به المطالبة القضائية في الدعأوي العمالية ويترتب عليه ما يترتب على المطالبة القضائية في الدعأوي العادية من آثار ومنها قطع التقادم. - الطلب الذي يقدمه العامل إلى وزارة الشئون الاجتماعية والعمل للمطالبة بحقوقه العمالية. لم يشترط له المشرع صيغة معنية لتحريره أو وسيلة خاصة لتقديمه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 951. PDF pages: 951.

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