Kuwait Court rejects appeal against thecondition obligating expatriates working in the government to leave the country to get their end-of-service gratuity.
Event Location
Kuwait, Kuwait
Start Time
30 November 2021, 12:00 AM
End Time
31 December 2021, 12:00 AM
Kuwait’s Constitutional Court squashes appeal against a condition obligating expatriates working in the government to leave the country to get their end-of-service gratuity, local media reported.
Expatriates whose employment has been terminated must show a departure notification before they can obtain their end-of-service dues. At the time, the official explained that the measure aims at implementing a state plan for modifying the country’s demographic make-up, An official at the Civil Service Commission, Kuwait’s employment agency has said.
In a lawsuit filed by some experts, the Constitutional Court rejected the appeal against the condition that also applies to foreign government employees who seek to transfer employment to the private sector, Al Rai said.
Foreigners make up nearly 3.4 million of Kuwait’s total population of 4.6 million.
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