Employer and Employee Rights
1,310 questions
Is it permissible to shorten the period of teaching the Quran in the kuttab (traditional Quranic school) from the duration specified by the Awqaf (Endowments Ministry) if that shorter period is sufficient, and what is the ruling on the salary in this case?
Is it considered unlawful to let the wife and children eat from the husband's lunch meal paid for by the company, or to let them eat with him at the restaurant in the evening while recording the cost as his missed lunch meals within the allocated amount (15 Euros), or for the husband to save money from the meal's value and record the full amount?
What is the ruling on trimming the beard if the employer requests it, while allowing the employee to perform prayers in the mosque?
Is it permissible to take damaged equipment from a government company for personal use without the company's knowledge, especially since the company collects and disposes of it?
Is it obligatory to give in charity an amount equivalent to the estimated cost of the internet usage consumed from the company's private line, which was used without the administration's knowledge, in order to cover up this act?
Is the beggar burdened with sin if he donated the money he obtained for himself and his colleague, after their salaries were withheld due to the injustice they suffered at the company they work for?
What is the ruling on an expatriate employee taking money for a training course that he did not attend?
Is it permissible for an employee to take a portion of his work's profits without the employer's knowledge if the latter does not acknowledge his right after an absence due to illness?
Is it permissible for an employee to take some unused and broken devices from the company to repair and use them personally, in exchange for financial dues that have not been paid to him after he demanded them and the company refused to pay?
Must the borrower repay the full amount of the loan from the employer (6000 dirhams), or is he entitled to deduct the salary for the vacation month and the end-of-service gratuity due to him after two years and eight months of work?
How can one compensate for being late for work, whether with or without an excuse? Is compensation by overtime after official work hours (knowing that there is no actual work at that time) better, or by money? Does compensation include prayer times deducted from work? Please elaborate on the ruling in both cases: with an excuse and without.
Is the money remaining from the difference between the cost of the hotel and external accommodation, after the company's approval, permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on changing the mileage on a company car designated for work to avoid salary deductions, and on using company property (such as stationery) for personal purposes, especially given that the company is American and spends extravagantly on such matters? And how can one atone for this in the past?
Is the money distributed by the manager as a bonus to employees — in exchange for using their private cars for office purposes — lawful or unlawful, knowing that this action violates the parent company's policy?
Is it permissible for an employee to keep the remainder of the money paid by a customer without the employer's knowledge?
Is money received from treatment assistance considered lawful, given that medical documents not conforming to reality were submitted?
What is the ruling on the amount of money paid by a job seeker to an entity that coordinates between him and the employer, which is refunded to him if he is not accepted, and from which a deduction is made if he is accepted?
Is it permissible to inform one's employer about the nature of a health problem (fertility treatment) to justify frequent absences, especially with the possibility of undergoing an IVF procedure and the need for rest afterward?
What is the ruling on an employee using a company car, which is fully insured and leased from a rental company, for personal use, provided that he bears the costs of fuel, oil, and washing, and without incurring any additional costs to the company? Is the permission of the responsible manager sufficient?
Is it permissible, from an Islamic perspective, for a secretary to sign on behalf of absent employees—with the intention of helping them and preventing them from being held accountable, knowing that all employees perform their duties perfectly and their absence does not cause any harm to the work?
Is it permissible to complete a computer course that was not finished, at a time when the amount allocated for it has been disbursed, after moving to another government department?
Is it permissible to reclaim financial rights from a private company in Egypt that wronged an employee, knowing full well he was unable to leave the job?
Is it permissible to deduct a portion of a quotation amount for additional effort outside the scope of official work and for which no payment is received from the company?
Is it permissible to take the per diem allowance that was disbursed to a person who did not go on the assignment, and spend it on the secretary's work requirements, or must it be left, knowing that it is registered in his name in the fund?