Employer and Employee Rights
1,089 questions
Are very slight errors in garment sewing—such as an increase or decrease in stitches—considered unlawful (haram), and is it necessary to inform the employer about them?
Is it permissible to take wood designated for heating from the company and give it to someone else who is not an employee?
Is it permissible for an employee to deal personally with the clients of his company to make a profit from requests that the company rejects, while the employee is keen not to let the company lose the client?
What is the ruling on a university student assigning the work of a research paper that is his responsibility to another person in exchange for money, while submitting the research as if it were the student's own work?
What is the ruling on accepting the agreed-upon financial compensation after dropping the complaint against the employer who insulted and photographed me?
What is the ruling on keeping a tip, or a portion thereof, knowing that it is distributed unfairly, and is that considered theft?
What is the ruling on an employee designating a distant city as the destination for his travel during his leave, without actually going there, in order to benefit from the difference in the ticket price?
Is it permissible to take money from the store without the owner's knowledge if the employer deducts from the worker's wage when the department fails to achieve the required sales target?
What is the opinion of the Malikis concerning a teacher who took the wage for a day's work during which he was absent due to a fever that afflicted him?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a department head’s refusal to approve paid leave requests for working from home for employees who can only perform their tasks from the workplace, and would he be committing a sin if he were to approve such requests at the behest of his manager?
What is the ruling on receiving a salary without working, knowing that I am present at my workplace?
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 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 it permissible for my father to take the incentives of absent employees as compensation for his extra work, knowing that he performs their work to ensure the continuity of the government department and because he needs the job, or is it better for him to resign?
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 me to take the price of the meal designated for me during my work at the restaurant, or to take the money for myself, without the employer's knowledge, in exchange for not eating it and buying something else with that money?
Is it permissible to accept a tip given with the intention of charity on behalf of the deceased's soul at mourning houses without the knowledge of the employer, given that the agreement stipulates that tips belong to the employer, and that his knowledge of it might lead to my dismissal from work?
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 it permissible, Islamically, to add two days to my salary to give to the company's cleaning staff to help them?
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 extent of an employer's responsibility and compensation toward a worker whose eye was injured, and who is suffering from difficulty seeing after several surgeries, and is still in need of treatment? And is it permissible for the worker to claim compensation for days of absence due to the injury?