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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | No | 0 | §55 & 63 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §38, 55-62 & 139 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §66 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §67 & 68 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §21 & 22 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §22, 64-66 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §66 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §67 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §68 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §70-74 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §28 & 29 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §30 & 31 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); Unified Labour Contract |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §30 & 31 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); Unified Labour Contract |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §41-50 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §51-54 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §24 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); §52 of the Law on Children Rights (No. 21 of 2015) |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §25 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); §55 of the Law on Children Rights (No. 21 of 2015) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | Ministerial Decree No. 177 of 2021 on Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment and Prohibiting Sexual Harassment at Workplaces |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | No | 0 | §24 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §5 & 24 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | No | 0 | §5 & 24 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §24 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §83 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); §25 of the Ministerial DecreeNo. 22 of 1974 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §84 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §23 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); §54 of the Law on Children Rights (No. 21 of 2015) |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §89-97 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); §29 of the Decree No. 27 of 2021; §32-34 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §17-25 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §63-72 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Unemployment Insurance Law No. 101 of 2013 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §69 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | No | 0 | §26 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | No | 0 | §191 & 192, Criminal Code 1960; §41 & 48, Labour Law for Private Sector 2010; §1 of Ministerial Decree No. 177 of 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | No | 0 | §29, Constitution, 1962; §46, Labour Law for Private Sector 2010; §1 of Ministerial Decree No. 177 of 2021 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §41 of the Constitution, 1962; §23 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976; ISSA Country Profile for Kuwait |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §19 & 20, Labour Law for Private Sector, 2010; §43 & 46-51, Law on Children Rights, 2015 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §2 of the Compulsory Education Law (No. 11 of 1965) |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §19 & 21 of the Labour Law for Private Sectror, 2010; §46-51 of the Law on Children Rights, 2015 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | Ministerial Order Prohibiting Forced Labour, 2011; Law on Combating Trafficking in Persons, 2013 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §43, Constitution 1962; §46 & 98-110, Labour Law for Private Sector 2010; CEACR C87 Obs. 2021 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §111-122 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010); USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §44 of the Constitution of Kuwait 1962; §129 of the Labour Law for Private Sector (Law No. 6 of 2010) |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | No | 0 | USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
