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Article 73: Cash Equivalent for Accumulated Leaves
In forceIn simple words
When your contract ends, you must be paid cash for all your unused annual leave days.
Example
Unused leave when leaving the job
SituationLina (520 KD a month) leaves her job with 20 unused leave days.
What the law saysShe must be paid cash for them: 520 ÷ 26 = 20 KD a day × 20 days = 400 KD, on top of her indemnity.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 73
Without prejudice to the provisions of the above Articles (70) & (71), the labourer shall have the right to receive a cash equivalent against his accumulated annual leave days upon the expiry of the contract.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 73 (Cash Equivalent for Accumulated Leaves), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
Related articles
- 70 · Paid Annual Leaves
- 51 · Terminal Service Indemnity
- 69 · Sick Leave
- 71 · Salary for Annual Leave
- 72 · Determination of Annual Leave Date
- 74 · Assignment of Leave
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.