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Labour Law › Leaves

Article 74: Assignment of Leave

In force

In simple words

You cannot give up or sell your annual leave. If you work for another employer during your leave, your employer can take back the leave salary it paid you.

Example

Working another job during leave

Situation

Ramesh works part-time at a friend’s shop during his annual leave.

What the law says

If his employer proves this, it can take back the leave salary it paid. Workers also can’t sell or give away their annual leave.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 74
Without prejudice to the provisions of the above Article 72, the labourer shall not have the right to assign his annual leave, with or without compensation. The employer shall have the right to reimburse from the labourer any salary paid by him against the leave if it is proven that he is working during his leave with another employer.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 74 (Assignment of 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.