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Article 115: Validity of Contract Conditions
In forceIn simple words
Any condition in a contract that takes away your rights under this law is void, unless it gives you more. Any agreement to give up your legal rights, signed during the contract or within 3 months after it ends, is also void.
Example
Signed “I received everything”
SituationWhen leaving, Joseph is asked to sign that he received all his dues, but he was paid only half his indemnity.
What the law saysAny agreement or release that reduces your legal rights, signed during the contract or within 3 months after it ends, is void. He can still claim the rest.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 115
Any conditions or agreements signed before or after the enforcement of this law under which the labourer waives any right granted by this law shall be deemed null and void. Also, any reconciliation or quit-claim deed that comprises a reduction or release from a labourer's rights due to him under the employment contract during its validity period or three months after its expiry shall be null and void whenever it violates the provisions of this law.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 115 (Validity of Contract Conditions), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
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General information, not legal advice. The Arabic text of the law is the official version (Article 29). For your case, contact the Public Authority for Manpower or a lawyer.