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Labour Law › Penalties

Article 141: General Penalties

In force

In simple words

For other violations of this law, the employer is first given up to 3 months to fix the problem. If it isn’t fixed, the fine is KD 100 to KD 200 for each affected worker, doubled for repeat violations within 3 years.

Example

Fine for an employer that breaks the law

Situation

An inspection finds that 20 workers get no weekly day off.

What the law says

The employer is first given up to 3 months to fix it. If it doesn’t, the fine is KD 100–200 per worker: KD 2,000–4,000 here, doubled if it happens again within 3 years.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 141
Without prejudice to any harder penalty provided for in any other law, whoever violates the remaining provisions of this law and the executive resolutions thereto shall be punished as follows:
a) The party in breach shall be given a notice to rectify the contravention within the period specified by the Ministry provided that it shall not be more than three months.
b) If the contravention is not rectified or remedied within the prescribed period, the violating party shall be punished by a penalty of not less than KD 100 and not more than KD 200 per every labourer against whom the penalty is committed. In the event of repetitions, within three years from the date of the final judgment, the penalty should be doubled.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 141 (General Penalties), 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.