Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Is it permissible for me to direct customers of the car dealership where I work to a nearby insurance company in exchange for a commission, knowing that the company I work for does not offer insurance services and its interests will not be affected by this referral?
Is the monthly salary that an employee receives without working after being dismissed from his job and those less qualified than him being promoted lawful or unlawful?
What is the ruling on taking a sum of money from a fictitious employment contract in the wife’s name, given the low salary and the need for money, and is it permissible to give this money as charity if taking it is not permissible?
Is working in a government job that includes long periods without tasks considered forbidden (haram), especially if the manager allows leaving without registering it as leave?
Does an employee's mistakenly taking a paper from a meeting, which resulted in a loss for the employer, constitute theft, and what is its expiation?
What is the ruling on working for a halal company if it transforms into companies specialized in music, knowing that there is a large debt that requires a high salary to pay it off?
Is it permissible for an employee to inform a distribution company to obtain a commission from it if it (the distribution company) reaches an agreement with his employer without his intervention?
Is it permissible to leave one's job and return to Egypt due to the employer's侮辱 of employees in general, and Egyptians in particular, knowing that Allah is the Provider, and that some colleagues advise patience and not taking the insult personally?
Is the money obtained from a fictitious lease contract, where the landlord received the amount from the workplace and then handed it over to the employee without the apartment actually being rented, permissible or forbidden? And how can one dispose of it if there is a doubt about its permissibility?
What is the ruling on a department head in a governmental body signing papers for an interest-based loan (qard ribawi) needed by an employee?
Is an employee sinful if he donates his employer's money without their knowledge, and what is the expiation for that sin?
Is it permissible for an employee to take money from his company to invest it for his own private benefit and keep the profit for himself, on the pretext that the employer does not give him his full rights and makes him work extra hours without compensation?
What is the ruling on banking transactions for a company based on commissions and interest, and what is the ruling on working for it, and the money earned from it, and what is the advice for the employer?
What is the ruling on the money an employee receives from the state in exchange for striking from work, and what is the ruling on striking in Islamic law?
Are funds taken from the manager by stratagem, in exchange for what she unjustly deducted, considered unlawful? What about food and stolen items that were taken surreptitiously? And how can one atone for these actions after repenting from them?
Does one have the right to claim end-of-service benefits after leaving work for legitimate reasons?
Is it permissible to take the equivalent of two months' salary in exchange for extra effort and time I spent at work without compensation, knowing that the employer promised me this but did not fulfill his promise?
What is the ruling on paying a sum of money to a responsible employee to obtain government housing, which is one of the most basic rights of a citizen, in order to alleviate hardship?
What is the ruling on working as an intermediary between businessmen and an oil company, in a system where procurement representatives demand bribes in exchange for bids, knowing that the intermediary has no influence on decision-making?
Is the earned wage considered unlawful if the employee leaves work for seven hours of his original shift, under the pretext of preparing for an afternoon shift, and he receives payment for these hours, especially given that he sometimes obtains permission to leave for one hour but is actually absent for five hours?
Is a female employee obligated to inform her employer about the theft of a sum of money from the store, knowing that he will have ill suspicions and that she is unable to compensate the amount?
Is what the questioner did—in informing the administration about his manager’s violations, and consequently being fired from his job—considered haram, a disruption of his livelihood, and fitna?
Is the Social Solidarity Fund, to which teachers contribute a monthly amount and receive multiple times that amount at the end of their service, considered a permissible reward, or does it involve an element of usury?
What is the ruling on working in private trade during free time, given that there is a condition in the contract prohibiting working outside the institution with or without pay, and is it permissible despite the company's violation of the contract terms?