KCC 64/1997, 69/1997
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Pay, Benefits & Tax, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers, Civil Evidence
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
24 Nov 1997
Catchwords
Rights of Employee – Unpaid Salary – Evidence – Overtime – Holiday Pay
This case involved a claim by an employee for unpaid salary. The employee was required to provide written evidence that the employer had assigned him to work overtime before he would be paid it. The court had been wrong to ignore the employer's evidence the employee had had paid time off.
Background
An employee made a complaint against a company before the Labour Department and requested the department order the company to pay his salary. The department referred the case to the court.
The court ruled that the company should pay the employee 1614.913 Dinars.
The employee and the company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court rejected the appeal made by the company and ruled the company should pay the employee 4398.016 Dinars.
Decision
The company and the employee appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.