Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Is administrative oversight of employees who take turns sleeping in their homes during official working hours, without affecting citizens' interests, considered a sin, even though the intention is to help the employees due to their difficult financial circumstances?
Is it permissible for an employee to take his salary if he has been relieved of work with the permission of his manager, while the salary continues to be disbursed, knowing that he owns a computer office and sometimes prints work papers when needed?
Is it permissible to take the price difference when buying an item for a customer from another store at a lower price?
Does the increase in the value of a travel ticket in hard currency after its conversion to the national currency revert to the employee or to the employer?
Is it permissible for an employee who was dismissed, and then a decision was issued to reinstate him to his job and rights, but the decision was not implemented for years, to file a lawsuit before the Administrative Court demanding compensation for salaries and resulting damages, despite not having commenced work during that period due to the responsible authority?
Are gifts given to doctors—due to compulsion from the company and the doctor—considered bribery, and is the sin lifted from the compelled employee, and what is the legitimate way to dispose of the money resulting from it, and is it obligatory to leave this job?
What is required of me after repenting from taking money from agents as compensation for my usurped rights, knowing that I used to think that was permissible for "recovering a right"?
Is it permissible for a worker to secretly use the factory's machines to compensate for an unlawful deduction from his wages in non-Muslim lands?
Is it permissible for a person not to repay the remaining amount of the loan owed to the parent company, considering this as part of his financial rights and unfulfilled promises from the company owner, especially after three years have passed without the loan being demanded?
Is it permissible for an employee to purchase a computer with an amount allocated for their professional development, then return it to the store and reclaim its price, if the company allows the purchase of a computer only once?
What is the ruling on an employee giving a gift or bribe to government entities at the employer's request to complete a sale, knowing that this may deprive other sellers?
Is the additional salary received by an accountant for his work as a real estate agent, without the knowledge and approval of the employer, considered unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal)?
What is the ruling on giving a tip to a plumber, carpenter, or telephone company employee after they have completed their task, whether they requested it or it was given to them without a request, given that they receive a monthly salary from their employer?
What is the ruling on an employee exploiting work hours and office resources for personal or da'wah-related activities, knowing that the nature of his work does not occupy all of his time, and is his salary lawful?
Is charity from stolen money acceptable? Is it permissible to perform Istikhara prayer to recover the money? Are good deeds accepted before the full amount of stolen money is returned?
Is it permissible for an employer to compel an employee to perform a religious ruling that is subject to scholarly disagreement, such as compelling a housemaid to cover her face even though her madhhab permits uncovering it?
Is using a work phone and the internet for personal purposes forbidden (haram), and if so, what is its expiation?
Is taking part of the computer courses provided by work for my own personal use considered theft and unlawful gain?
Is it permissible to read a book of fiqh during non-urgent work hours, provided that tasks are submitted on time, and what is meant by the concept of "habs al-waqt" (time confinement)?
What is the ruling on an employee taking the surplus from the price of goods for himself, if he agreed with the employer on a specific price, and sold them for more than that?
Is the manager considered sinful if he uses falsified invoices to guarantee workers' rights or secure essential operational requirements that generate profits for the company and prevent losses? Or is he sinful if he complies with the employer's erroneous decisions that oppress the workers, knowing that he advised him and explained the mistake, but the employer insisted on his decision?
Is it permissible for an employee to take the transportation allowance and record it among his expenses, if he rides with another person out of courtesy, and does the ruling differ if the person doing the favor expects a return favor or not, and is it permissible to take a separate fare for each employee when jointly renting a car?
Is an employee sinful if he does not inform his employer of his marriage to avoid a deduction from his salary, knowing that he does not need the housing allocated for married individuals and will remain in bachelor housing?
What is the ruling on an employee remaining in his job without performing any notable tasks, and is his accountability thus absolved?