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Kuwait Sets 30-Day Deadline to End Service for Cooperative Employees Over 67

From Arab Times · () English

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  • Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs directed cooperative societies and unions to identify employees older than 67 and terminate their service in line with existing regulations.
  • Affected employees must receive their full financial and employment entitlements.
  • The Union of Cooperative Societies must submit proof of implementation and a list of affected employees within 30 days.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs has ordered cooperative societies and unions to identify employees aged over 67 and take the necessary steps to end their service under applicable laws, regulations and decisions.

The ministry said all affected employees must receive their full financial and employment entitlements. It instructed the Union of Cooperative Societies to circulate the directive to every cooperative society and provide proof that it had been implemented.

The union must also submit a list of employees covered by the decision within 30 days. The ministry said the measure is intended to regulate the cooperative sector’s workforce, support job replacement plans and create opportunities for young, qualified Kuwaiti workers in line with Kuwait Vision 2035.

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