Govt eyes amending Article 28 of Labor Law
Employers not allowed to cut salaries
KUWAIT CITY, April 22: The government is considering amending Article 28 of the Labor Law in the Private Sector (No. 6/2010) which forbids employers from reducing the salaries of their workers, thus allowing for a reduction in the event of agreement and negotiation between the two parties, reports Al-Jarida daily.
Sources said that this article considers any such agreement which is contrary to public order, and that the worker later has the right to annul it through the courts, pointing out that the expected legislative amendment aims to take into account the conditions faced by the country as a result of the consequences of the coronavirus, and any crises that it may face in other unusual circumstances, if amendment is approved, it will be subject to the supervision of the Public Authority for Manpower.
Article 28 states that if the work contract is for a limited or unlimited period, the worker’s wage shall not be reduced during the validity of the contract. Any agreement signed before the validity of the contract or subsequent thereto shall be deemed absolutely void as it is related to the public order.
It also states that the employer may not assign the worker to perform work which is not in line with the nature of the work stated in the contract or not compliant with the qualifications and experiences of the worker on the basis of which the contract is signed with him.