Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Does a mother sin if she used sewing tools from her work for personal use and to help people, and is it permissible for her to use what remains of these tools now, especially since the employer was stingy and unjust to her with regard to her wages?
What is the ruling on a worker leaving work without the employer's permission and performing a service for the state during working hours, for which his wage is deducted?
Is it permissible for an employee to keep a gift (desk clock) presented by another company after attending an introductory workshop about its products, or must it be handed over to his company? And is it considered one of the "gifts to officials/workers" that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade, especially since the employee does not have the final say in purchasing the products and the gift will not influence his decision?
What should an employee do who accompanies colleagues on business trips during which they defraud the state by inflating accommodation invoices, and how should he deal with the excess amount paid by the state?
Is it permissible to sell petrol to friends to recover 1000 euros, after the company retracted a better job offer that included providing a car and a petrol card for the employee?
Is there any doubt concerning the lawfulness of the salary the questioner receives due to his failure to perform his primary job duties as required, and is there any doubt concerning the lawfulness of the money he receives from contractors in exchange for his work with them?
Is it obligatory for someone who received a salary for work in which she was negligent due to mistreatment and distress, to donate the value of that salary as charity? If so, should it be given to the poor in general, or specifically to children, especially given that she suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Is it permissible for a female doctor to use the hospital's electricity to power her personal computer, benefit from the hospital's medical equipment for her own use, and treat sanitation workers for free without explicit permission?
Is the wage resulting from exchanging working hours for going to treatment considered unlawful money (haram), especially since an official inauguration and commencement of work report was signed, and another report was signed to account for a period of one and a half months of work due to administrative problems, and this exchange period was approximately one and a half months?
Is the hospitality, food, and travel expenses provided by foreign companies to a government employee who monitors the quality of their products considered "gifts to employees a form of ill-gotten gain"? And is the food and drink permissible at conferences held by these companies to display their products?
Is money earned from private work during official working hours permissible, considering that there is a lot of free time and the company does not benefit from this work?
Is it permissible for an accountant who embezzled money from his former employer—who had not paid his salary and denied his rights—to give the embezzled amount as charity on his behalf, or must it be returned to him after repentance?
Is it permissible to allow the maid to spend the night outside the home with her sister? Is preventing her from owning a private phone number considered a lack of kindness? Is it permissible to search her handbag upon her return?
What is the ruling on the personal trade of gas cylinders obtained using the name of a civil society organization and personal influence, given that the organization would not have been allocated a share were it not for these efforts?
Am I obliged to pay the subscription fees for the players who train in the bodybuilding gym but do not pay the subscription?
Is it permissible for the husband to take an amount of 2400 Riyals from the pharmacy's income without the employer's knowledge, in exchange for the work permit fees that were deducted from his salary, believing that he is entitled to it and that the employer wronged him by deducting it?
Is the salary a wife receives for registering her name with a company – with the aim of the company obtaining points from the Ministry of Labor – permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)?
Is my wife considered sinful or earning ill-gotten gains, given that her unpaid leave salary was not deducted despite my repeated follow-ups with the relevant authorities?
What is the ruling on an employee's absence from work while her manager signs her in as present?
What is the ruling on a committed girl working in an internet cafe that sometimes requires her to download songs and movies for customers, while the owner forces her to do so despite her desire to refuse, given that she also receives requests to download religious materials?
Is it permissible for employees to voluntarily subscribe to the health insurance offered by their company, given that the company does not deduct any fees from them?
What is the ruling on money earned from secret additional work—without the knowledge of the original employer—in the field of car importing? Is this work considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? What are the consequences of disposing of such earnings? Do the rulings of ijara (leasing/hiring) or sharaka (partnership) apply to the initial employment system? Does the ruling differ if the additional work is performed during official holidays?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on benefiting from health insurance provided by the employer, given that the amounts paid are very high and the services provided are comprehensive, especially in light of the urgent need for treatment and to avoid poor healthcare in government hospitals?
Does an employee who wears long trousers that cover the ankles, due to the nature of his work, fall under the warning of the hadith: "What is below the ankles is in the Fire"?