Employer and Employee Rights
1,089 questions
Does the Hadith: "He who deceives us is not of us" apply to a government employee who designs and sells programs in his spare time, knowing that the law only permits government employees to hold one job?
Is it permissible to purchase a direct ticket and charge it to the employer, then claim its value and book a cheaper (transit) ticket instead, in exchange for enduring hardship and saving money, knowing that the direct ticket costs four times the transit ticket?
What is the ruling on a university employee using university transport buses designated for students, with the drivers' approval, to commute between home and work?
Is it permissible for an employer to withhold half of an employee's monthly salary as a guarantee of their remaining with them for one year, with the confiscation of the withheld amount should the employee leave the job before the year is up?
Is it permissible for an employee to leave work early with the permission of his supervisor, and to sign that he completed the full working day on the following day, to avoid a deduction, knowing that his daily tasks have been accomplished?
What is the ruling on working overtime, personally or in partnership, outside official working hours, given that there is a clause in the contract that absolutely prohibits working for any other party without written consent, knowing that this work will not affect the company's work or conflict with its interests, and that the purpose of the clause may be routine or to protect the employee's rest, taking into account that requesting approval may harm the employee's relationship with the company? Is it permissible to take annual leave from the company for the purpose of this overtime work, if it requires travel that may delay some of the company's work?
Is the difference in salary considered a right of the petitioner based on the employer's promises or not, and is it permissible for him to take it without the employer's knowledge?
Is it permissible for me to rent out the heavy equipment I operate to other companies without my company's knowledge for a fee?
Is it permissible for a government employee to accept an offer from a private company—which includes renting accommodation for him and paying an additional salary—in exchange for his supervision of its project, knowing that this company is under his supervision and that the government does not reimburse him for these expenses?
Does the death grant paid to the deceased grandfather count as an inheritance for his children, or should it all be given to his wife?
Is a contract that stipulates the employee pays taxes and insurance invalid, and what is the ruling on the money earned from it, and what are the conditions for the permissibility of paying taxes, and what is the ruling on not paying them if they are permissible?
Is it permissible to take the agreed-upon annual increase or the right (due) by any means, including illicit means, if the employer does not adhere to paying them?
Is it permissible for an employee to use a company phone line without the employer's knowledge, as compensation for the employer's failure to adhere to agreed-upon salary increases?
What is the ruling on earnings in the case of returning home before the official end of working hours or spending most of the time at the company's premises without working, taking into account the nature of the work that allows for follow-up from home, and the absence of work that can be completed at the company? And how can one expiate for these earnings if they are not permissible, given the impossibility of returning the money to the company and the lack of additional work to compensate?
Is the mandatory insurance imposed by states on companies and employees to obtain health insurance and retirement benefits permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? And is it permissible for an employee to negotiate not to be insured in exchange for a higher salary? Are there any jurisprudential studies on this topic?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on a company owner who refrains from paying his employees' salaries for two months, under the pretext of a lack of sales or work?
What should I do with the small surplus of money remaining after distributing salaries, knowing that I am not the accountant, and I have asked all employees and the accountant and no one reported any shortage?
What is the ruling on a girl studying from papers that were copied without their owner's permission, knowing that she paid the cost of copying and that this is the only source for her study, and she does not know the owner of the papers?
Is it permissible for an employee to exchange inner garments (undershirts) purchased at a discount for a different size that was unavailable at the time of the discount, when the desired size becomes available later?
To what extent is the Hajj of one whose employer bore half of his expenses, while the worker paid the other half in installments, considered valid?
What should I do regarding the error in the supply and incorrect installation of ceramics, and the resulting losses, taking into account that the engineer responsible for supervision receives a percentage of purchases, and the company employee refuses to rectify the error?
Is it permissible to seize the partner's land to recover overdue financial rights, and is it permissible to include overdue salaries as part of these rights?
Is it necessary to follow up on the book's price deduction after its shortage has been proven, and to follow up on the deduction of leave days after the father's death, or is what has been done sufficient?
Is it permissible for an employer to charge an absent employee for the fine incurred due to their absence, given that the fine was for hiring other workers at a higher wage to cover the shortfall?