KCC 88/1997
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Pay, Benefits & Tax, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers, Appeals, Litigation Procedure & Practice, Civil Courts
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
4 May 1998
Catchwords
Employee’s Rights – Salary – Court – Litigation Procedure - Appeal
This case involved a claim by an employee for unpaid salary. The court was right to decide not to consider this case and the court of appeal was wrong to award an amount.
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 court referred the case to the court.
The court decided not to consider the case.
The employee appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court ruled that the company should pay the employee 2818.90 Dinars.
Decision
The company appealed the ruling before the court of cassation and stated in its grounds of appeal that the ruling had insufficient evidence of causation because it had maintained before the court that the case should not be considered.
The court stated that this argument was valid.
The court repealed the ruling.