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Article 95: Loss of Compensation Rights
In forceIn simple words
You lose the right to injury compensation if you injured yourself on purpose, or the injury was caused by your serious, deliberate misconduct, such as working drunk or on drugs or ignoring posted safety rules. This does not apply if the injury causes death or permanent disability of more than 25%.
Example
Injury after breaking safety rules
SituationA worker removes the guard from a machine, against the posted safety rules, and injures his hand.
What the law saysIgnoring posted safety rules counts as deliberate misconduct, so he can lose his right to compensation, unless the injury causes death or permanent disability of more than 25%.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 95
a) The labourer has willfully injured himself.
b) The injury has occurred as a result of gross misconduct and intentional act by the labourer. Any act committed by the injured under the effect of drinks or drugs and every violation to the instructions regarding the protection against the work hazards and occupational harms that should be hanged in a conspicuous place at the work center, shall be deemed as willful misconduct unless the injury leads to the death of the labourer or results in a permanent disability of more than 25% of the total disability.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 95 (Loss of Compensation Rights), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
Related articles
- 87 · Laborer Responsibilities
- 94 · Compensation for Injuries
- 88 · Insurance Coverage
- 89 · Insurance Terms
- 90 · Reporting Work Injuries
- 91 · Employer's Responsibility for Treatment
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.