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Labour Law › Employment Contracts

Article 28: Work Contract Requirements

In force

In simple words

Your work contract should be written and include the start date, salary, job type and (if fixed-term) the contract period, in three copies. Even without a written contract you are still protected and can prove your rights in other ways. Your salary cannot be reduced during the contract, and you cannot be given work that doesn’t match your contract or skills.

Example

Salary cut after signing the contract

Situation

Rahim’s contract says 250 KD. After 6 months his manager asks him to sign a new paper accepting 200 KD.

What the law says

The wage cannot be reduced during the contract, and any agreement to reduce it is void. Rahim is still owed 250 KD a month. His employer also cannot move him to work that doesn’t match his contract or qualifications.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 28
A work contract shall be prepared in writing and shall particularly consist of the date of signing the contract, the effective date, amount of wage, contract period if it is for a limited period and the nature of work. The contract shall be drawn up into three copies; one for each party whereas the third copy shall be sent to the Competent Authority at the Ministry. If the work contract is not prepared in a written document, the contract shall be deemed as prevailing and in this case the labourer shall evidence his rights through all evidencing methods. If the work contract is for a limited or unlimited period, the labourer wage shall not be reduced during the validity of the contract. Any agreement signed before the validity of the contract or subsequent thereto shall be deemed absolutely void as it is related to the public order. Also, an employer may not assign the labourer to perform a work which is not in line with the nature of the work stated in the contract or not compliant with the qualifications and experiences of the labourer on the basis of which the contract is signed with him.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 28 (Work Contract Requirements), 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.