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Labour Law › Wages

Article 59: Wage Deductions Limits

In force

In simple words

To repay a loan or debt you owe your employer, no more than 10% of your salary can be deducted each month, and no interest can be charged. All deductions together (including court-ordered family support) cannot be more than 25% of your salary, and family support is paid first.

Example

Deductions to repay a company loan

Situation

Ahmed borrowed 500 KD from his company. His salary is 300 KD and the company wants to deduct 100 KD a month.

What the law says

Loan repayments to the employer are limited to 10% of salary (30 KD a month here), with no interest. All deductions together (including court-ordered alimony) can’t exceed 25%.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 59
a) No more than 10% of a worker's wage may be deducted for the settlement of any debts or loans which may be due for the employer; and the employer shall not receive any interest on such entitlements.
b) The retention of the wage accrued by the labourer or deduction of any part from this wage may not be made, save within the limits of 25% for settling a debt of alimony, food, clothes and other debts, including the employer's debts. In the event of coincidence, alimony debt shall have precedence over any other debts.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 59 (Wage Deductions Limits), 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.