Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Is it permissible to keep an advanced part of a work device and hand over a less advanced part, while paying the price difference to the employer? And is this action considered something that angers God?
Is it permissible to take time off from one's current job to search for another, compensating for this time from one's salary without the employer's knowledge?
Is an employee rewarded for treating his parents through his company's insurance?
What is the ruling on being employed at Al Rajhi Bank by submitting a CV to a colleague who works at the bank, rather than through the usual application process, and what is the ruling on this if it would lead to one being given priority over someone who applied through official channels? And is it considered an injustice if favoritism gives one person priority over another who has a greater right? Is favoritism permissible for employment in a company that requires a higher grade than the applicant possesses? What is the ruling on favoritism in government departments by submitting documents to a specific manager to ensure they are not lost and to expedite procedures? Is it true that favoritism is permissible in the private sector and forbidden in the public sector?
Is it permissible to use used spare parts that the questioner bought from a worker who sold them without the owner's knowledge and kept the money for himself?
What is the ruling on my remaining in my job after I lied to the employer twice regarding work experience and the existence of an Eid bonus at my previous company?
Is it permissible for an employer to compel employees to swear on the Quran not to work in the same field after leaving their employment, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for whoever breaks this oath?
What is the ruling on money earned while traveling to Qatar on an internal leave without pay, with the knowledge of the employer who stipulated an external leave but was unyielding in granting it, knowing that the employee works for the Egyptian Post in usurious savings books?
Is it permissible to take a brokerage commission for mediating between a buyer and a seller, knowing that the questioner's main job is a lawyer in a real estate company, and he may be entrusted with some real estate tasks? Is it permissible for the employer to prevent the employee from working in the same field for his own account without harm to the employer? What is the ruling on completing real estate deals privately by a real estate marketer outside the office? What if the office owner rejects the offered deal?
What is the ruling on an employee receiving compensation for travel expenses that he did not incur, or signing off on fictitious travel expenses to enable a colleague to obtain compensation after exhausting his allotted travel period?
Should the employer be informed about an employee who agreed with a client to execute the company's projects outside of it, knowing that informing him might lead to the employee losing his livelihood, or should one remain silent about the matter while feeling guilty towards the employer?
Is it permissible for me to accept commissions or a percentage from companies specialized as intermediaries for providing workers to my company, knowing that these commissions do not affect the workers' salaries?
Is it permissible to move to work in an American engineering firm within the UAE, and is working in an Arab firm that deals with foreign firms impermissible?
Is the gift given by the contractor to the supervising engineer considered permissible or impermissible, knowing that the work is carried out officially and there are no violations?
Are we obligated to pay an additional amount to the worker who refused to accept 50 riyals as her wage for half a month, claiming she is owed another 25 riyals, knowing that she worked an additional week and we were met with refusal when we tried to pay her for that week?
Is it permissible to take a fee (fuel allowance) from a colleague at work when giving him a ride in the car designated for work?
ما هي الأحاديث والأسانيد التي تدل على التقاعد، وما مثال ذلك كقصة عمر بن الخطاب مع المتسول اليهودي؟
Is the prevailing custom in companies of using office supplies, telephones, the internet, and discarded papers for personal purposes considered evidence that this is not prohibited, and does this action require direct permission from the company official?
Is it considered a lie for an employee to register as married and obtain housing designated for married couples to avoid social embarrassment, knowing that he could obtain housing without mentioning bringing children? And is his acquisition of housing in this case unlawful?
Is it permissible to share a commission between an employee and one of the two partners, without the knowledge of the other partner, if the commission resulted from work outside the agreed-upon scope of the institution?
Is the percentage my colleague takes from the wage in exchange for giving me paper translation or correction work Islamically permissible? And does merely guiding someone to a workplace or helping them join it allow me to take compensation from them for that? And does this contradict chivalry and integrity?
What is the ruling on money earned from working in a company that uses unlicensed design software, knowing that my work as a designer relies on these programs, and it is my right for the employer to provide them, and I tried to convince him to buy the original versions but he backed out, and this work is my only source of livelihood and I fear that the money earned from it may be unlawful?
Is it permissible for an employee to take compensation for extra effort exerted outside the scope of their contract and working hours, without the knowledge of the company, which threatened to dismiss them if they did not perform this work?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on dealing with and accepting a voluntary savings plan in which a percentage is deducted from the salary and another percentage is added to it by the company (5% with the company adding 13%, or 2% with the company adding 7%), knowing that these funds can be obtained in specific cases (reaching 67 years of age, death, or after 6 years), and that this saving is done through private insurance companies that invest the funds in the Israeli stock exchange?