Employers May Be Able To Cut Salaries

The Kuwait government is mulling an amendment to Article 28 of the Labor Law of the Private Sector (No. 6/2010), which does not permit employers to reduce the salaries of their workers, unless an agreement and negotiation between the two parties has been reached, a local daily reported.

The daily also clarified that the worker has the right to annul the contract later through the courts, as any such agreement is contrary to public order. The expected legislative amendment is being discussed as employers and employees are facing difficult circumstances due to fears of the coronavirus, and any potential crises likely to impact the business sector, if an amendment is approved, it will be subject to the supervision of the Public Authority for Manpower.

Article 28 stresses that the worker’s wage shall not be reduced during the validity period of the contract.  Any agreement signed before the validity of the contract ends shall be considered void as it can affect public order. Moreover, the employer may not assign additional duties which have not been stipulated under the contract or is not compliant with the qualifications and experiences of the worker to which he was hired, and the contract was signed.

 

WSOURCE : TIMESKUWAIT

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