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Article 35: Rules and Regulations of Penalties
In forceIn simple words
An employer must post its penalty rules where workers can see them. The rules must list the offences, use penalties that increase step by step, give only one penalty per offence, not punish actions outside work unless they are related to work, and not punish anything discovered more than 15 days earlier.
Example
Penalty for an old mistake
SituationJoseph is fined for a mistake his manager found out about 3 weeks ago. There are no penalty rules posted at work.
What the law saysA worker cannot be punished for an act discovered more than 15 days earlier. Penalty rules must be posted and approved by the Ministry (Article 36). Not posting them can cost the employer up to KD 500 (Article 137).
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 35
a- The regulations shall specify the contraventions which may be committed by workers.
b- They shall include progressive penalties for contraventions.
c- No more than one punishment shall be imposed on a single contravention.
d- No penalty shall be imposed on a labourer for an act committed outside the place of work unless it is related to the work.
e- A labourer shall not be punished for any act committed after the expiry of fifteen (15) days from the date of its proof.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 35 (Rules and Regulations of Penalties), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
Related articles
- 36 · Approval of Penalty Regulations
- 37 · Notification of Punishments
- 38 · Wage Deductions
- 39 · Suspension for Investigation
- 40 · Deducted Amounts Fund
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.