KCC 545/2012
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Nationality & Citizenship, Termination of Employment
Decision date
14 Feb 2014
Catchwords
Non-National - Mandatory Retirement
This case involved the mandatory dismissal of a non-Kuwaiti employee over 65.
Background
The documents of the case revealed that the court concluded that the appellant's age was 65 years and therefore his position should be terminated by the force of law.
Decision
The court said that the court established its ruling on the grounds that a non-Kuwaiti citizen who holds a high positon should be dismissed from his job when he reaches 65 years of age. The court said that the appellant's defence was irrelevant in this regard.
The court dismissed the appeal.