Employer and Employee Rights
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Does an employee sin for having free time during work, and does an employer sin if he assigns the employee tasks outside the agreed-upon nature of his job?
Is the percentage taken by an employee overseeing publications from the printing press he deals with, without the knowledge of his employer, considered embezzlement and theft, even though all documents and invoices are sound and legal?
Are commissions paid to salesmen and bank employees in car sale and installment transactions permissible or forbidden, especially if they involve increasing the car's price for the buyer without his knowledge?
Is it permissible to strike from work to demand rights while receiving pay? Are strikers sinful if others are harmed? Is it permissible to strike by refusing to perform work or by being present without working, in exchange for a salary deduction?
Is it permissible to give as charity the equivalent value of a chauffeur's one-day wage during which he was compelled to transport alcohol, and by doing so, does his salary become permissible, knowing that the nature of work in this field may necessitate transporting alcohol to other places?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding an employee recovering his right from an employer who wronged him, by secretly taking what he believes he is entitled to, given that he does not possess official proof and a dispute arose between them leading to a deduction from his money?
What is the ruling on the financial amount received by an employee in exchange for providing personal services — other than internet usage — to customers of an internet café, knowing that the primary nature of the café's work is to provide internet service, and this amount is divided equally between the employee and the owner of the café?
Is the wage I deduct from the price of parts I buy from the factory permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling on money earned by an engineer working as a subcontractor for his company, provided the conditions are met? And how should one dispose of it if it is unlawful? And what is the ruling on entrusting work that has an agreed-upon price to others for a fee?
What is the ruling on taking a commission from a car dealership, given that I performed an act outside my authority, which was purchasing cars on behalf of the company during a period when the main dealership had stopped selling cars to the company? And what is the ruling on taking a commission from this dealership in exchange for my bringing the necessary amount to complete the deal outside official working hours?
Is an employee entitled to keep a sum of money from the company's trust to compensate for material damage incurred due to sudden changes in his workplace and accommodation? If not, should he donate it on behalf of the employer?
Is browsing Islamic websites during free time at work considered unlawful (haram), and what is the ruling on sending further inquiries?
What is the ruling on the work of an engineer who pays a portion of his salary to the employer as office rent, and does not receive adequate compensation for overtime hours? And is it permissible for him not to give the employer half of the fees he earns from private work, even though he had agreed to that?
Are the monthly deductions from the salary, with fixed percentages added by the institution, which are then invested and distributed as variable profits, and in the event of a one-time loss, considered usurious interest?
Is it permissible for an employee to take cleaning supplies from his company without the knowledge of his supervisor, under the pretext of not having received his full dues for overtime hours?
What is the appropriate course of action toward an employer who exploits employees' needs and gives inadequate pay for the effort exerted, especially after an external work assignment that included long and arduous working hours without sufficient pay or travel allowances being calculated? And is it permissible for an employee to extend their working hours without the employer's knowledge to compensate for their pay?
What is the ruling on the salary paid for performing work tasks if the employee performs the required work perfectly, but utilizes the remaining time for personal matters, such as studying, learning a language, or other activities?
Is it permissible to work overtime elsewhere without the university's knowledge, given that the employment contract stipulates otherwise, and this work does not affect official working hours?
Is what the sales manager does—transferring some work to other companies for a fee, or undertaking it for his own account and benefiting from the price difference, while ensuring that this does not conflict with the primary interests of the main company—permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling on receiving a monthly salary from an insurance company when work is stopped due to illness or lack of job opportunities, given that the company pays the insurance premiums without deducting them from the employee's salary?
Is it permissible for an employee to correct the wages of workers declared to social security, which the manager requested be manipulated to avoid paying full taxes, without his knowledge, given that this manipulation will harm the rights of workers and the state in the future?
Is it permissible for my friend to return to work in her home country with her new nationality, while informing employers of that, or is it obligatory for her to resign?
Is it permissible for an employee working at a car dealership to direct customers to another insurance company in exchange for a commission, given that his company does not provide insurance services, its interests are not affected by this referral, and this does not impact his dedicated work time?
What is the ruling on money an employee takes from a client in exchange for awarding them a bid, without his manager's knowledge?