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Article 68: Official Holidays
In forceIn simple words
Paid public holidays are: Hijri New Year (1 day), Isra & Mi’raj (1), Eid Al-Fitr (3), Arafat Day (1), Eid Al-Adha (3), the Prophet’s Birthday (1), National Day 25 Feb (1), Liberation Day 26 Feb (1) and New Year’s Day (1) – 13 days in total. If you work on a holiday, you get double pay plus another day off.
Example
Working on Eid
SituationA hotel needs Maria (daily wage 12 KD) to work on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr.
What the law saysWork on an official holiday is paid double (24 KD for the day) plus a replacement day off.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 68
a) Hijri New Year Day – One day
b) Ascension (Isra & Miraj) Day – One day
c) Eid Al Fitr (Lesser Bairam) – Three days
d) Waqfat Arafat Day – One day
e) Eid Al Adha (Greater Bairam) – Three days
f) Prophet Birthday – One day
g) National Day (25th February) – One day
h) Liberation Day (26th February) – One day
i) New Gregorian Year – One day
If the work circumstances require keeping any labourer in work on any of the official holidays, he shall be paid a double wage together with an alternative compensation day.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 68 (Official Holidays), 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.