Kuwait Labour Law

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles (21) & (64) of this law, a labourer may be made to work overtime hours under a written order issued by the employer if that is necessary for preventing the occurrence of a dangerous accident or for the repair of any breakdowns arising thereof or for avoiding a certain loss or meeting such works more than the daily required work. The additional working hours shall not be more than two hours per day and in a maximum number of one hundred eighty (180) hours per year. Also, the additional work periods shall not exceed three days a week and ninety days per year. Furthermore, this shall not prevent the labourer's right to evidence his being entrusted by the employer to perform additional work through all methods of proof, or the labourer's right to obtain a wage against the overtime hours at a rate which is more than his ordinary rate in a similar period by 25%. When calculating this wage, the provisions of Article (56) of this law shall be applicable. The employer shall keep a special record for the overtime work hours indicating the dates of relevant days, number of overtime hours and the respective wages for the additional work which he assigned to the labourer.