Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
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 the money that engineers take from the subcontractor as a "brokerage fee" permissible or impermissible, with the knowledge of the employer?
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?
How should the salary be divided between two sisters after one of them worked in the place of the other with the employer's approval, given their similar financial circumstances?
Is it permissible to seek material and moral compensation for damages resulting from delayed salaries and employer injustice, and is it permissible to resort to sorcery and charlatanism to obtain rights when unable to obtain them through legitimate and legal means?
What is the ruling on not going to work every day, and how many days must one go to work under the aforementioned circumstances?
Is it permissible for a company to compel employees to waive their right to annual leave without deferring it or compensating for it, and is this considered one of the terms of the contract or is it an injustice to the workers?
Is it permissible for an employee to obtain medical invoices for medications purchased directly from a doctor under the names of other medications from a pharmacy? And is it permissible for the employee's sister to submit an invoice for her medical examination to obtain half of the costs from her father's employer?
What should a bank teller do if his sponsor refuses to transfer his sponsorship to an Islamic bank and refuses to cancel his residency permit or give him a no-objection certificate, after seven years of work and a change in the sponsor's treatment?
What is the ruling of Sharia on disputes over the deceased father's pension, which the mother registered in the name of one of her children to the exclusion of the others, knowing that Iraqi law stipulates that the pension be in the wife's name as long as the deceased has no minors?
Is it permissible to take medication obtained through irregular means, knowing that this medication is designated only for citizens of the state, and that there is a previous fatwa that permits its use out of necessity for healing?
Is it permissible for a government employee to use the internet network available at the workplace to access their university lectures remotely, knowing that this does not affect their work performance?
What is the ruling on money earned from staying an extra day after completing a task in 3 days instead of 4, knowing that the contract does not stipulate completing the four days to receive the financial compensation?
Is the salary received from "pre-employment contracts" considered halal or haram, knowing that employers ask employees not to come to work due to a lack of vacancies, and that the state has created these contracts to absorb unemployment and the anger of youth?
Is it permissible to keep one electricity meter supplying the parents' house and the married son's apartment in order to benefit from the employee discount offered to the parents?
Is it permissible for an employee to keep the profit difference if it exceeds the percentage set for him by the employer in the sale of engineering devices?
What is the ruling on a girl working in a company that includes health insurance, and is the insurance considered usury if it is from the company and not deducted from the salary, and is the appointment and approval of another girl considered an aid to usury?
Is it permissible to take the monthly transportation allowance from the Ministry of Education, even though the use of a private car for transportation between schools is very infrequent?