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Article 71: Salary for Annual Leave
In forceIn simple words
Your employer must pay your salary for the leave period before you start your annual leave.
Example
Leave salary paid after the holiday
SituationGrace’s annual leave starts on 1 August, but HR says her leave salary will come with the September payroll.
What the law saysLeave salary must be paid before the leave starts.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 71
The labourer shall have the right to be paid his due salary for the annual leave in advance before obtaining his leave.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 71 (Salary for Annual 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.