Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
What should a former government employee do, who has repented and wishes to return money to citizens which he did not give back to them, given that he does not know the exact individuals or amounts? Should he give it as charity with the intention that its reward goes to its rightful owners?
Is it permissible to take a commission from the buyer when selling tires that are not included in the sales target and go into the company's account without benefit to the seller, given that he is an intermediary between the company and the buyer?
Is it permissible to secretly take money from a sponsor who wrongs his worker, withholds his rights, and does not give him his full dues?
Is taking money from employees in exchange for completing engineering and surveying licenses at the company "haram," even with the company's and client's knowledge and approval, and with the work being completed at lower costs and with accuracy?
What is the ruling on deducting a portion of an employee's salary if they commit violations stipulated in the disciplinary regulations issued by the Ministry of Labor, knowing that the deducted amounts are deposited into an employee development fund?
Is an employee considered sinful if they take two days off weekly from their university work, reducing their attendance hours to 18 instead of the legally stipulated 35, knowing that this leave is officially recorded?
Is it permissible for a doctor to take a commission from companies supplying orthopedic accessories with which he deals, knowing that the price of these accessories is fixed for the patient regardless of whether the doctor takes a commission?
What is the ruling on shortening agreed-upon working hours and making them up later without informing the employer, and is it obligatory to return the money earned from that shortening, or is repentance and compensation or giving charity sufficient?
Is the employee entitled to the salary for the remaining months of her contract after she was suspended from work due to her poor performance, repeated absence, and failure to comply with instructions?
Is it permissible to present to the court signed promissory notes for the receipt of the other half of the salary, claiming that the employee received his full salary, after the employee and the employer had agreed that the employee would not work for a certain period in exchange for receiving only half of his salary?
What is the ruling on money acquired from taking a percentage of a sum for a project that is transferred to a third party after all its details have been agreed upon with the client?
Is an employee sinful if they use the university's free internet, allocated to them as one of its affiliates, to serve their acquaintances by submitting online applications to universities, knowing that the university provides this service to the external community for a fee?
Is it permissible to be late for work, or to leave it without a necessary reason, or to be preoccupied with personal matters during working hours, with the intention of forfeiting a portion of the wage in exchange for that? And is it obligatory to forfeit a portion of the salary if an unintentional delay occurs in coming to work?
Is it permissible for an employee to take his employer's clients for his own private business at a lower price after the termination of his employment, and does the ruling differ if there was a prior agreement between the employee and the client?
Is it considered a forbidden act and illicit gain to sell his private water without his knowledge and keep the profit until his own water is sold to compensate for the shortage, given the employer's stinginess and refusal to increase wages?
What is the ruling on taking travel tickets granted by the employer for me, my wife, and my children, and is it obligatory to seek my wife's permission for her ticket?
Is refusing to refund money after attending the first lecture, due to the venue's policy, considered unlawful (haram)?
Is the end-of-service bonus stipulated in man-made laws binding on the employer according to Sharia, if it was not agreed upon between the employee and the employer?
Is money earned from receiving a salary, despite the cessation of work duties and absence from work due to a holiday, with the manager's knowledge, considered unlawful money (haram)? And what should be done with this money if it is unlawful? And does that affect the acceptance of prayers?
What is the ruling on money acquired from a job obtained by dismissing another employee, and how does one dispose of purchases made with this money?
Is an employee who steals from his employer due to low wages and exploitation by the employer obligated to confess and return the money, or should he continue with his actions?
Is a physician's examination of his family at home using hospital medications, and his frequent visits to his home located in hospital housing during working hours, considered a betrayal of trust and an act of shortchanging?
Is it permissible for a company not to pay the salary due for the month of March, using the coronavirus crisis as a pretext? And is this considered a debt upon it that does not lapse due to insolvency? What are the rights of the employee, Islamically, during times of crises and disasters?
Is it permissible for a medical intern to cover a colleague's shift in the hospital outside of their working hours for a fee?