Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Is a pharmacist obligated to pay for medications that have not been reimbursed to him due to buyers defaulting on payment? What is the ruling for one who does so? And what should he do regarding the money he did not pay in a previous job?
Is the price difference permissible if I find another agent to complete the procedures for a lower price?
Is it permissible to buy another car in the name of a different employee without the company's knowledge, if the specified period for buying a new car has not ended? Is it permissible to give the employee a monetary reward? Is it permissible to acquire a car through an Ijara-ending-in-ownership contract from a company that adds the insurance amount to the contract? Are there halal installment companies in Saudi Arabia?
Is an employee required to utilize the time saved—from four hours to ten minutes—by a program he created to reduce data entry duration, for other tasks, or is he permitted to use it for browsing the internet, given that in both scenarios he remains in the office for eight hours daily?
What is the ruling on paying money to be exempted from service in the National Guard, and what is the ruling on giving one's name to a brother to open a commercial shop, knowing that the state prohibits this?
What is the ruling on money received by a person from his employer in exchange for renting out his relative's house, and what is the extent of the permissibility of this act?
What is the ruling on the savings plan practiced by Saudi Aramco, in which a percentage of the salary is deducted monthly, and upon retirement or resignation, the employee is given the total amount saved along with a gift from the company commensurate with their savings rate, such as being given 80% of what was saved if their savings rate was 8%, or the equivalent of what was saved if their savings rate was 10%?
Are salaries considered lawful or unlawful in cases where employees have no actual work due to administrative changes, and if unlawful, is donating the amount after repentance sufficient?
Is it permissible for an employee to withdraw his savings from the savings scheme, from which the institution deducts 1% as commission, without being obligated to return them, knowing that the institution invests these savings in usurious investments?
What should the employee do with the surplus amount he has after purchasing materials for a government department at a price lower than the specified amount, and is it permissible for him to take it?
Is it permissible for an employee to take a percentage of the price difference between two contractors after saving the company money?
What is the ruling on an employer taking a large financial guarantee from an employee, exceeding the price of the car, in exchange for providing him with a car and a large salary, on the condition that each of them gets their money back at the end of the employment period, given the employer's need for this amount?
Is it permissible for me to invest my personal money in the company I work for to benefit from its profits, and contribute to the rent, taxes, and workers' rights, and give them a portion of my profits, while concealing the matter from them for fear of their refusal to increase it, knowing that I am diligent in my work?
Is it permissible for a hotel employee to bring customers to a pleasure boat owner in exchange for a commission, knowing that he does not leave the hotel and only makes calls?
Is it permissible for an employee of a travel agency to add a personal financial amount to the service price, while maintaining the agreed-upon profit margin for the agency?
Is an employee obligated to send design prototypes that were neither sold nor implemented to the former client for whom he worked, or is he entitled to keep them? And if he is obligated to send them, does he send all of them?
Is money earned considered unlawful if an employee spends most of the working hours sitting idle without working, engaging in personal activities such as using the phone or studying, and is using work tools for personal purposes considered unlawful?
Is it permissible for an employee working in a company warehouse that sells a specific product to sell to customers who previously came through the company's agents, and receive a commission on these sales, especially if he offers the customer a better price than the price they get from the agent?
Is it permissible to undertake a contract from the company at market prices or less, without its knowledge, and without it being part of the employee's job duties, by signing the contract in the name of another person outside the company?
What is the ruling on working more than one job without the employer's agreement, and taking a percentage of the profits from verbally agreed-upon deals? Is it permissible to give employees additional pay without the employer's knowledge, and what is the ruling on taking money for additional work without the employer's knowledge?
What is the ruling on the wage received by an applicant from another employee for performing the work assigned to the original employee, given that the applicant is aware that the company is unaware of this agreement?
Are there any religious texts or sayings from the Salaf that show preference between trade and working as an employee, and which is better Islamically nowadays: trade or employment?
Is money earned from a job that is based on name and certificate only, without actually performing work in exchange for a monthly salary, lawful or unlawful, with the employer's consent?
What is the ruling on money that was deposited into my account as a bonus, knowing that my employer thought it was a bonus for external parties, and not for me?