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Article 56: Payment of Wages
In forceIn simple words
Salary must be paid in Kuwaiti dinars on a working day: at least once a month for monthly-paid workers and at least every two weeks for others. Payment cannot be more than 7 days late.
Example
Salary always paid 2 weeks late
SituationJoseph’s salary is due on the 1st but always arrives around the 15th.
What the law saysMonthly salary must be paid at least once a month and no more than 7 days late. Repeated late payment is a breach of the law, so he can complain, or even leave with full indemnity (Article 48).
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 56
a) Monthly rate workers shall be paid their salaries at least once a month.
b) Other workers shall be paid their salaries at least once every two weeks.
The payment of salaries shall not be delayed after the seventh day of the due date.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 56 (Payment of Wages), 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.