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Labour Law › Disciplinary Penalties & Deductions

Article 38: Wage Deductions

In force

In simple words

An employer cannot deduct more than 5 days’ wages a month from your salary as a penalty. If the penalty is bigger, the rest must be taken from the following months.

Example

Penalty deductions from salary

Situation

Ahmed’s employer fines him 8 days’ pay for a mistake.

What the law says

No more than 5 days’ wages can be deducted in one month as a penalty. The remaining 3 days can only be taken from the next month(s).

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 38
No deduction may be executed from the worker's wage for a period of more than five days monthly. If the penalty exceeded this limit, the extra amount shall be reduced from the salary of the next month or months.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 38 (Wage Deductions), 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.