Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 5007

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

English translation of the principle

Workers’ wages are subject to both the five-year limitation period provided for in the Civil Code and the one-year limitation period provided for in the Labour Law. The judgment’s application of the one-year limitation period alone. An error requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
خضوعأجورالعماللكلمنالتقادمالخمسيالمنصوصعليهفيالقانونالمدنيوالتقادمالحولي المنصوص عليه في قانون العمل. تطبيق الحكم التقادم الحولي فقط. خطأ يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/٩٠ عمالي جلسة ١٥/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 969. PDF pages: 969.

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