Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 5002

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

English translation of the principle

Labour action. The period barring its hearing. Article 96 of Law 38/1964: one year from the date the employment contract ended. Extinctive prescription subject to suspension and interruption. - The impediment suspending prescription. Its assessment. Within the authority of the court of merits. Example of a moral impediment. Awe and respect, what not between work and claiming his labour rights.
Arabic original
الدعوى العمالية. مدة عدم سماعها. م ٩٦ ق ٣٨/١٩٦٤ سنة من تاريخ انتهاء عقد العمل. تقادم مسقط يرد عليه الوقف والانقطاع. - المانع الموقف للتقادم. تقديره. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. مثال لمانع أدبي. رهبة واحترام ما لا بين العمل والمطالبة بحقوقه العمالية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 968. PDF pages: 968.

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