Salary increases for expats in private enterprises have been slashed as a result of the PAM judgement

  • 15/12/2021

KUWAIT CITY : According to legal sources, the renewal by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) of a 'internal circular' that prohibits private sector companies from giving their foreign workers more than a 50 dinar annual raise is illegal and unconstitutional because it violates the Constitution's articles and is discriminatory in nature.


According to the sources, this occurred despite the fact that the judiciary had overturned PAM's decision to bar non-graduate expatriates aged 60 and up from renewing their residence, citing it as a violation of the law.
According to legal experts, the circular's instructions do not apply to citizens, which is a clear breach of the Constitution's provisions guaranteeing the right to equality.

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