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Labour Law › Employment of Women

Article 24: Maternity Leave

In force

In simple words

A pregnant worker gets 70 days of fully paid maternity leave, separate from her other leave. After that she can ask for up to 4 more months of unpaid leave to care for her baby. She cannot be dismissed while on maternity leave or because of an illness caused by pregnancy or childbirth.

Example

Maternity leave for a private-sector employee

Situation

Fatima, an accountant, gives birth and asks how long she can stay home.

What the law says

She gets 70 days of fully paid maternity leave, which doesn’t reduce her other leave. After that she can ask for up to 4 more months unpaid. Her employer cannot terminate her while she is on maternity leave.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 24
The pregnant woman shall be entitled to a paid maternity leave of 70 (seventy) days which shall not be included within her other leaves, provided that the delivery shall happen during this period. The employer, after expiry of the maternity leave, may give a female labourer upon her request a leave without salary for not more than four months to take care of her child. The employer shall not terminate the service of a female labourer while she is in her maternity leave or discontinue her joining the work due to a sickness which shall be evidenced by a medical report that it is arising of pregnancy or delivery.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 24 (Maternity Leave), 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.