Know about employment contracts in Kuwait

Every employee, expat or Kuwaiti national, needs to sign an employment contract before entering into a job in Kuwait. The job contract is nothing, but a letter of agreement between the Kuwaiti employer and the appointed employee. This will contain the conditions of employment and perhaps include a detailed job description, indicating responsibilities and performance standards. 

On arrival in Kuwait, you can ask for this document to be formalized, with an official Ministry version in Arabic, or attested to by a notary, although there’s little advantage in doing so. A verbal agreement is possible, but a written agreement is, of course, preferable.

Finding a job in Kuwait is not an easy task as employers are highly demanding. The Kuwaiti job standards are comparably high, thus you can find a job in Kuwait, only if you are exceptionally talented. Kuwait offers jobs in multiple industries and oil & gas field jobs, finance jobs, accountant jobs etc… are top jobs in Kuwait.

In Kuwait, your contract specifies your basic salary, job title, duties and responsibilities, the period of your contract, and possibly also details of the reporting structure and performance measures of the company. An employment contract should also contain termination conditions, including required notice of intent to terminate the contract on either side or liabilities to be incurred in respect of breaking the conditions of the contract. Your contract might include the phrase ‘employment subject to obtaining the necessary permits’. This is unlikely to present problems, but make sure that you’re able to obtain the required visas, etc. before committing yourself to the move abroad.

Kuwait has sophisticated, computerized control of their labor force and specify job categories that are open to foreign labor. Certain employment is reserved for nationals, particularly in the service industries. You might, therefore, find that your contract gives you the job title you would expect, but the official version on your work visa is something quite different. This might be because of full job quotas or other reasons. You’re sometimes required to attend the Ministry on the completion of your contract to ensure that you have no complaints and to cancel your work visa.

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