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Kuwait Indemnity for Women Who Resign After Marriage

3 min readLast updated: 2026-10-24

The Short Answer

If you are a woman working in Kuwait's private sector and you resign because of your marriage, within one year of the date of the marriage, you get the full indemnity (Article 52(d)).

The resignation cuts in Article 53 do not apply: there is no 3-year minimum and no reduction to half or two-thirds.

Date of marriageThe year startshereResign in this yearFull indemnity(Art. 52)One year laterThen Art. 53(open-ended)
Article 52(d) counts the year from the date of the marriage, and the resignation has to be because of the marriage.

How Much the Full Indemnity Is

The full indemnity is 15 days' wage for each of your first 5 years, then a month's wage for each year after, capped at 18 months for monthly-paid workers (Article 51). Wage means your basic pay plus the allowances and commissions you receive regularly (Article 55).

For a wage of KWD 600 a month:

Length of serviceResign within a year of marriageResign for another reason
1 yearKWD 300Nothing
2 yearsKWD 600Nothing
4 yearsKWD 1,200KWD 600
7 yearsKWD 2,700KWD 1,800

After 2 years on KWD 600, resigning within a year of your marriage pays KWD 600; an ordinary resignation pays nothing. After 7 years it is KWD 2,700 instead of KWD 1,800.

02468Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 1: 0.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 1: 0 months1Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 2: 1 monthAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 2: 0 months2Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 3: 1.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 3: 0.75 months3Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 4: 2 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 4: 1 month4Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 5: 2.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 5: 1.67 months5Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 6: 3.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 6: 2.33 months6Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 7: 4.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 7: 3 months7Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 8: 5.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 8: 3.67 months8Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 9: 6.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 9: 4.33 months9Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52), 10: 7.5 monthsAnother reason (Art. 53 share), 10: 7.5 months10 Years of service
Within a year of marriage (full, Art. 52)Another reason (Art. 53 share)
Within a year of marriage there is no 3-year minimum and no cut. An ordinary resignation from an open-ended contract pays nothing under 3 years and a share until 10 years.

How to Resign Under This Rule

The year runs from the date of your marriage: on an open-ended contract, resigning after it has passed brings back the Article 53 shares. State in your resignation letter that you are resigning because of your marriage and give its date. On an open-ended contract the law asks for written notice of at least 3 months if you are paid monthly (Article 44); ask PAM if you want to leave sooner.

1Check the dateof your marriageThe year runs fromthat date.Art. 52(d)2Write yourresignationletterSay you areresigning becauseof your marriageand give its date.In writing3Give written noticeOn an open-endedcontract, at least 3months if you arepaid monthly.Art. 444Check the finalfigureIt should be the fullindemnity, not aresignation share.Art. 51
Ask the PAM labour department what proof of the marriage your employer may ask for.

The Kuwait resignation guide covers notice and the letter, and the resignation letter tool drafts one for you.

Your Figure, and If It Is Not Paid

The Kuwait calculator has no separate marriage option: choose ‘Terminated by employer’ to see the full indemnity for your dates.

If your employer pays only a resignation share, apply to the PAM labour department. It tries to settle and, if it cannot, sends the case to the Court of First Instance within one month (Article 146). A denied claim is not heard one year after the contract ends (Article 144). The Kuwait complaint guide takes you through it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do women get full indemnity in Kuwait if they resign after marriage?

Yes, if the resignation is because of the marriage and within one year of the date of the marriage (Article 52(d)). The Article 53 resignation cuts do not apply.

Is there a minimum service for the marriage indemnity in Kuwait?

The full indemnity is paid for the service you have. On a wage of KWD 600 a month, 2 years pays KWD 600, where an ordinary resignation under 3 years pays nothing.

What if I resign more than a year after my marriage?

Article 52(d) covers the first year only. After that, on an open-ended contract, the resignation shares in Article 53 apply: nothing under 3 years, half from 3 to 5, two-thirds from 5 to 10, and full from 10.

Do I still have to give notice?

On an open-ended contract, the law asks for written notice of at least 3 months if you are paid monthly (Article 44). Ask the PAM labour department if you want to leave sooner.

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Sources, updated 24 October 2026

The law and official pages this guide relies on. General information, not legal advice.

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