Employer and Employee Rights
1,089 questions
Is it permissible for an employee to submit a forged employment contract for his wife in order to obtain an accompanying leave for her, after his request for his own leave was rejected by the employer?
What is the ruling on an employee using a government vehicle for personal matters after working hours?
What is the ruling on collecting passports as a representative and taking 1500 Egyptian pounds for each passport, to be added to the visa fee?
Is it permissible for the treasurer of a charitable association under establishment to temporarily store his personal belongings in the empty and unused premises of the association without charge, with the approval of the board of directors?
Is buying shares in a company after learning about its profits through one's job as an auditor considered an exploitation of the position?
Is discounting disputed financial dues and considering them as charity for the sake of Allah among "matters requiring firm resolve," or does it fall under stubbornness towards the employer, especially since the employer did not object to it? And is it better to hold him accountable for the disputed amount, or deduct it completely and consider it charity? And is a person considered unjust if he works with someone who oppresses people, and must he leave his job in this case?
What is the ruling on leaving work before the end of official working hours, and is it sufficient to compensate for that by working extra hours on other days?
What is the ruling on one who unjustly and aggressively causes people's livelihoods to diminish?
What are the sayings of scholars, especially the Shafi'is and Hanbalis, regarding a private employee who benefits from his work time for himself and earns money, and does this include every benefit, even if it does not come through work, such as receiving a gift or purchasing something that benefits him during work hours, and does the employer have a share in that?
Is giving money to an employee after completing the school registration process, based on his request for "coffee," considered a bribe, and what are the consequences of that, and is it obligatory to leave this school?
Is it permissible for an employee to take a bonus that his employer promised him without the employer's knowledge, and what is the legal ruling on that?
What is the ruling on a Egyptian consulting company operating in Saudi Arabia refusing to grant its Egyptian employees leave or allow them to travel to Egypt unless they sign a promissory note for one hundred thousand Egyptian pounds, given that this condition was not mentioned in the contract or communicated to them in advance, and with the pretext of guaranteeing their return?
Is taking extra money from the fund’s custody without the administration’s knowledge considered “ghulool” (unlawful taking from public property/spoils of war)? And what is the expiation for that? And is taking drinks from the restaurant where one works without the owner’s knowledge considered “ghulool,” and must one seek the owner’s forgiveness?
Is it permissible to take the financial compensation estimated by the labor office, in addition to the entitlements, as a result of arbitrary dismissal?
Is it permissible for a teacher working at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif to sign the attendance sheet on official holidays without being physically present at the workplace, based on the instructions of his manager, and is that considered a false testimony?
Is it permissible to take the excess money from the store's inventory, at the request of the employee, to compensate for the deficit that the employee pays to the employer, and what are the consequences of that?
Is it permissible for the head of an administration to absolve a government employee who used or took from state property or acted at the state's expense? And who has the right to do so and how is it done? And must what remains with the employee be returned, despite its age and change of condition? And is it sufficient to estimate the total value and deposit it into an absolution account?
Is it permissible, in Islamic law, to violate labor laws enacted by the state, especially those that protect the rights of individuals, and to evade social security contributions? Is the state not a legitimate guardian whose laws must be adhered to? Is an employee entitled to take the social security amount deducted from their salary but not remitted? Does the failure to provide insurance result in moral harm that necessitates guidance?
Is a Saudi partner entitled to demand a sum of money (3000 riyals per month for one year) as a salary for his son who is studying outside the Kingdom, in exchange for the Saudization quota, even though the son has not actually worked in the company?
What is the ruling on debts owed to the company after resignation is rejected and dues are withheld?
What is the ruling on an employee remaining in a job where he receives a full salary from a company but is not assigned sufficient work, and is he sinful for this, especially since the matter is beyond his control?
Is it permissible for a teacher to take what suffices for his food, or dishes in which to cook his food, or salt and other food necessities from the private or public kitchen, or to take what he needs for his livelihood from the items present in the house?
Is it permissible for me to purchase goods not available in the store where I work and sell them to those who request them, splitting the profit with the store owner without his knowledge?
What is the ruling on attracting an outstanding employee from a competing consulting firm to work for me with a salary increase, knowing that this will negatively impact the other firm? And does the ruling differ if the employee works for a government entity?