KCC 139/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, Pay, Benefits & Tax, Civil Evidence
Decision date
9 Jan 2002
Catchwords
Employee's Rights - Overtime Pay - Witness - Company Authorisation - Termination
This case involved an employee who was dismissed without being paid their entitlements. A key point was whether they were owed overtime pay. The employee provided a witness who said they had worked overtime but they did not prove the company had authorised this.
Background
An employee made a complaint to the department of labour against a company. He said that he was working for the company and that he was dismissed from his job without being paid his entitlements. The department referred the case to the court.
The court ruled that the company should pay the employee 941 Dinars.
The employee appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court amended the appealed ruling and ruled that the company should pay the employee 4855 Dinars.