Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4921

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 sole procedure for bringing a labour action. The effect thereof. Bringing it by another route. Impermissible.
Arabic original
تقديم العامل طلباً إلى وزارة الشئون الاجتماعية والعمل هو الإجراء الوحيد لرفع الدعوى العمالية. أثر ذلك. رفعها بطريق آخر. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٦، ٤٩/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٣١/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦١٢)

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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