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Labour Law › Disciplinary Penalties & Deductions

Article 37: Notification of Punishments

In force

In simple words

Before you are punished, you must be told in writing what you are accused of, and you must be allowed to give your side of the story, which is recorded in your file. Any penalty must also be given in writing, with the reason.

Example

Salary cut without any warning

Situation

Maria finds 2 days’ pay deducted from her salary as a penalty, without ever being told why.

What the law says

Before any penalty she must be told the accusation in writing, heard and allowed to defend herself, and then told the penalty in writing with the reason. A deduction made without this process is not valid.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 37
The labourer shall not be punished unless he is informed in writing of the contravention committed by him and after hearing his testimony, receiving his pleading and proving the same in the minutes to be lodged in the labourer's file. The labourer shall be notified in writing of the penalties imposed on him, their type, extent, reasons for imposition and the punishment which he may be exposed to if he repeated the same act.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 37 (Notification of Punishments), 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.