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Article 69: Sick Leave
In forceIn simple words
Each year you are entitled to sick leave with a medical certificate: 15 days on full pay, 10 days on ¾ pay, 10 days on ½ pay, 10 days on ¼ pay, then 30 days unpaid. Serious long-term illnesses listed by the Minister are not limited by this scale.
Example
20 days of sick leave
SituationJoseph (390 KD a month, daily wage 15 KD) is sick for 20 days this year with a medical certificate.
What the law saysFirst 15 days: full pay. Next 5 days: three-quarters pay (5 × 15 × 0.75 = 56.25 KD instead of 75 KD).
The full yearly scale is 15 days full pay, 10 days ¾, 10 days ½, 10 days ¼ and 30 days unpaid.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 69
– 15 days – with full wage
– 10 days – with three-quarter wage
– 10 days – with half wage
– 10 days – with quarter wage
– 30 days – without wage
The sickness which needs sick leave shall be evidenced by a certificate from the physician to be determined by the employer or the doctor who is in charge of a government health center. In the event of any conflict regarding the entitlement to the sick leave or its term, then the medical doctor's certificate shall be approved. In relation to the serious diseases which are difficult to cure, then such diseases shall be excluded by a decision from the competent Minister in which he shall specify the type of such diseases.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 69 (Sick Leave), 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.