Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Is it permissible for a government employee who works as a legal researcher, and for whom there is currently no specialized scribe available, to write procedures for clients for a fee, especially since there are scribes outside the office who exploit clients? And is it permissible to accept gifts from clients on special occasions?
Is it permissible to take a portion of a worker's wage in exchange for mediating between him and the employer?
What should an accountant do who is responsible for errors that caused his company a loss of 10,0 Egyptian Pounds, does not possess the amount to repay it, and wishes to leave his job, knowing that his end-of-service benefits might enable him to repay if he receives them?
Is it permissible for my brother to pay my monthly salary to the employer, knowing that the country's law obliges the employer to pay the employee's wage, and this is for the purpose of obtaining a work visa for me to enter the country where my brother resides?
Is the wasting of time at work by female teachers and employees—due to side conversations and phone calls, which leads to delays in reviews or failure to complete tasks—considered a betrayal of trust and does it fall under the characteristics of hypocrisy?
Is it permissible to fill a private employee's car from the company's fuel card, designated for work vehicles, for personal use such as driving children to school, without the employer's knowledge, due to rising prices and insufficient salary to cover fuel costs?
Is it permissible for me to take a commission or gratuity for additional tasks assigned to me compulsorily, which are unrelated to my primary job as an accountant, and without the sponsor's knowledge?
Is it permissible for an engineer to purchase a service for his private company at a lower price than the supplier, then sell it to the company he works for at a price lower than its current price, thereby making a profit for his private company and benefiting the company he works for, knowing that he can negotiate directly with the supplier to reduce the price for the parent company without making personal gains?
What should the questioner do, as she accused the delivery driver of theft, then his innocence became clear to her, and after the company refused to cancel the report, she fears that Allah may have answered the prayer of the oppressed against her?
Is it permissible to demand compensation for labor rights (such as annual and sick leaves and social security) that were not paid throughout the period of employment, especially after the termination of service without compensation due to the coronavirus pandemic?
Does an employee's taking extra copies of work-related booklets and calendars for his family constitute ghulool (unlawful appropriation), and what should he do with the remaining quantities?
What is the ruling on money that was received in full without work, given that the entity in charge of the work was the first to cancel the contracts, then reinstated them and wasted a full day of the contractors' time?
Is it permissible for an employee to complete a voluntary training course in another building of the ministry instead of remaining in his department, and is he required to donate the value of the hours he spent in training?
Is a lawyer, who is compelled to win cases against employees who have rights, sinful, knowing the injustice of the employer, due to fear of losing his job?
Is it permissible for a teacher to agree with a colleague to cover her classes for a financial compensation, with the knowledge of the school administration and teachers, but without the knowledge of the Ministry of Education, due to the teacher's need to care for her bedridden mother?
Is it permissible to write "unmarried" instead of "widow" in a CV, and is that considered a form of dissimulation (tawriyah) or an infringement upon the employer's rights?
Is it permissible for an employee who works in a computer maintenance shop to buy spare parts with his own money and then sell them to the employer at a higher price without informing him, knowing that this is the price the employer would have paid had he found them?
Is money acquired from a salary increase due to a certificate obtained with the help of leaked exam questions considered illicit money (haram), what is the ruling on this money, and what must be done to purify the money and possessions?
Is it obligatory to report a deficit that occurred inadvertently in the sale of books at a library, knowing that reporting it to the supervisor, who is known for injustice, will lead to a salary deduction, and am I responsible for this deficit?
What is the ruling on money added for mediation in reducing taxes, and is this mediation considered participation in an unlawful act?
Is it permissible for an employee to take out an interest-bearing loan if their employer bears all the interest accrued on the loan, and the employee only pays back the principal amount?
What is the ruling on money that was spent instead of food bills and expenses during a work mission abroad, knowing that some of these bills were paid by another party?
Is an employee's taking money from a company considered rightfully seizing a right or theft, if the employer refuses to increase his salary or transfer his sponsorship, yet acknowledges his efficiency and prefers him over others in financial dealings?
Is there any Sharia impediment to the company reimbursing medical expenses and requiring registration in its private health insurance system—given that insurance subscriptions have ceased—and to the reimbursement of invoice values in Euros when treatment is received outside Libya, for collection from a bank in Tunisia?