Kuwait has established a minimum wage of KD75 per month for workers, with clear rules governing how and when employers must pay salaries under the national Labor Law.
Employers must deposit salaries directly into employees’ bank accounts, and all payments must be made in Kuwaiti Dinars. Employees cannot be paid in any other currency.
How often Kuwait workers must be paid
Article 56 of Kuwait’s Labor Law specifies the payment schedule that employers must follow.
Workers are entitled to be paid every two weeks or once a month, depending on the nature of their employment arrangement.
Those who work every month are paid once a month. The law also limits how long an employer can delay payment.
Salaries cannot be held back for more than seven days beyond the agreed-upon payment date. Any delay that exceeds that threshold violates the Labor Law.
What workers in Kuwait should know
The rules are especially important for the large number of Nigerian workers and other expatriates living in Kuwait, many of whom work in domestic service, construction, and other industries governed by the Labor Law.
Workers who discover that their employer has failed to deposit wages on time, paid in cash rather than through a bank, or withheld payment after the seven days have passed have grounds to file a complaint under Article 56.
The minimum wage of KD75 per month serves as the legal floor, which means that no employer operating under Kuwait’s Labor Law can pay less than that amount, regardless of the terms of any private agreement with a worker.
Bahrain Golden Residency
Similarly, Bahrain has announced the categories of foreigners who are eligible to apply for its Golden Residency program, which offers successful applicants exclusive benefits and a path to long-term settlement in the Gulf country.
The program is open to four broad groups, each with its own set of financial and professional requirements that must be met before an application can be processed.
