KCC 110/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, Pay, Benefits & Tax
Decision date
23 Sep 2002
Catchwords
Severance Pay - Salary - Calculation - Employee
This case involved the correct calculation on an employee's severance pay.
Background
An employee made a complaint to the department of labour against a company. He said that he had resigned from his job but the company had failed to pay his entitlements. The department referred the case to the court.
The company filed a case against the employee and requested the court order him to pay 13500 Dinars.
The court ruled that the company should pay the employee 52697 Dinars. The court dismissed the company's case.
The company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.