All that concerns employees and scholars in the State of Kuwait regarding the labor law for scholars in the government and private sectors, government institutions, public interest, government bodies and their affiliated committees.
Al-Kut conveys to you the latest developments and circulars regarding work in the two sectors, vacations and holidays, working hours, laws and legislation, and from its correct and reliable sources.
The application consists of three main sections:
What is the government's labor laws?
Regarding private labor laws
- Latest circulars
The Kuwaiti Labor Law for the Private Sector (Law No. 38/1964) regulates the workforce in the private sector in Kuwait, and is implemented by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. The late Sheikh Jabbar Al-Ahmad Al-Jabbar, in his capacity as Deputy Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued the original legislation on August 1, 1964, and the current law is subject to various amendments, deletions and decrees.
Article 2 revealed that the following categories are excluded from the scope of the Kuwaiti Labor Law
a. Government civil servants and employees subject to the Civil Service Law (Amiri Decree 7/1960).
B. Government employees subject to the Labor Law (Government Sector) (Law No. 18/1960)
c. Government contract workers as per special labor regulations for Indians and Pakistanis.
Dr.. Temporary and casual workers employed for a period not exceeding six months.
e. Private servants and others of the same class.
Small business owners that operate without mechanical machines and typically employ fewer than five workers.
sea workers.
Employers are prohibited from using non-Kuwaiti workers, who do not have a valid work permit, which is issued to a worker who meets the following conditions such as entering Kuwait legally, possession of a valid passport, possession of a residence permit, and good behavior.
Work permits can be canceled by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor for violating any of the above-mentioned conditions or if the holder’s continued work in Kuwait harms the interests of national labor in the field of employment or the holder.
He has been unemployed for at least three months.
The fourth chapter of the law deals with various aspects of the employment contract. It may be written or oral, and it particularly shows the date of appointment, remuneration, term of contract and nature of work. It may be for a limited or unlimited period and in the previous case not exceeding five years.
But it is renewable upon expiration. All written contracts, correspondence, circulars, notices and regulations from the employer to his workers must be in Arabic, and a translation may be added in one of the foreign languages, but in the event of a dispute, the Arabic version shall prevail.
Al-Kut conveys to you the latest developments and circulars regarding work in the two sectors, vacations and holidays, working hours, laws and legislation, and from its correct and reliable sources.
The application consists of three main sections:
What is the government's labor laws?
Regarding private labor laws
- Latest circulars
The Kuwaiti Labor Law for the Private Sector (Law No. 38/1964) regulates the workforce in the private sector in Kuwait, and is implemented by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. The late Sheikh Jabbar Al-Ahmad Al-Jabbar, in his capacity as Deputy Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued the original legislation on August 1, 1964, and the current law is subject to various amendments, deletions and decrees.
Article 2 revealed that the following categories are excluded from the scope of the Kuwaiti Labor Law
a. Government civil servants and employees subject to the Civil Service Law (Amiri Decree 7/1960).
B. Government employees subject to the Labor Law (Government Sector) (Law No. 18/1960)
c. Government contract workers as per special labor regulations for Indians and Pakistanis.
Dr.. Temporary and casual workers employed for a period not exceeding six months.
e. Private servants and others of the same class.
Small business owners that operate without mechanical machines and typically employ fewer than five workers.
sea workers.
Employers are prohibited from using non-Kuwaiti workers, who do not have a valid work permit, which is issued to a worker who meets the following conditions such as entering Kuwait legally, possession of a valid passport, possession of a residence permit, and good behavior.
Work permits can be canceled by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor for violating any of the above-mentioned conditions or if the holder’s continued work in Kuwait harms the interests of national labor in the field of employment or the holder.
He has been unemployed for at least three months.
The fourth chapter of the law deals with various aspects of the employment contract. It may be written or oral, and it particularly shows the date of appointment, remuneration, term of contract and nature of work. It may be for a limited or unlimited period and in the previous case not exceeding five years.
But it is renewable upon expiration. All written contracts, correspondence, circulars, notices and regulations from the employer to his workers must be in Arabic, and a translation may be added in one of the foreign languages, but in the event of a dispute, the Arabic version shall prevail.
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