Employer and Employee Rights
865 questions
Does the employee's failure to demand her financial dues from the employer—which exceed the amount she erred in or borrowed and was unable to return—count as expiation for her previous mistake and breach of trust, given her constant intention to return the money?
Is the money earned by a doctor working in the private sector without informing the government hospital permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? And is the money he receives from a grant for not working in the private sector, while he is actually working in it, permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on a doctor finishing work before the scheduled time, with another doctor available to take his place, and with them alternating?
What is the ruling on dealing with a purchasing manager who requests a commission or a percentage of profits in exchange for supplying certain items to the hospital, knowing that some of these items may not be products of the company, and that this practice was inherited from previous sales representatives? Is it obligatory to inform the hospital owner of this matter? And what should be done with the commissions that were previously received?
What is the ruling on the monthly amount paid by an employee for mandatory health insurance in a public company that, in turn, pays a larger amount to the insurance company?
Is it permissible for an employee to keep the remainder of the amount disbursed to him for lodging and food allowance during a work assignment, after reducing his expenses?
What is the ruling on the wage received by a daily laborer for providing workers to the owner of a tractor, without working alongside them, in order to increase his income?
Will an employee be sinful if he refrains from performing additional tasks assigned to him after the employer fails to pay an agreed-upon bonus, knowing that his refusal will delay financial dues and claims for other people?
Is it permissible to buy goods from the workplace at the advertised retail price, then sell them to other customers on credit with a small profit, knowing that potential losses from some customers' failure to pay would be borne?
Is the company entitled to deduct profits generated from private work performed after official working hours, and to what extent is this work legitimate, and is the company entitled to confiscate workers' wages if there is a clause in the contract prohibiting work outside official working hours?
Does the mother sin by giving the maid the leftover food that they do not eat? And do the children sin by obeying their mother in this, despite their disapproval?
Is it permissible for a government employee to keep the annual summer allowance and spend it for another purpose?
Does a communal breakfast constitute a violation of Islamic law after its prohibition by the Ministry of Education, and is it obligatory to denounce those who partake in it and leave the place if it is considered a reprehensible act?
What is the ruling on working as a training specialist in a remote oil field, where there is no actual work or training, and there are training books containing pictures of women, intermixing, and music that cannot be changed? Is it permissible to receive a salary for this work? Is there any sin in leaving before the end of working hours or arriving after them, given the absence of tasks?
Is money earned from working in a private clinic during official working hours at a public hospital permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)? And does the ruling differ if the work in the private clinic is after the official working hours at the public hospital?
Are the certificates an employee obtains from training courses in infidel countries unlawful, as is what results from them by way of promotion at work? And is what the employer and employee pay in those countries considered support for their economy, and thus deemed an act of disbelief or a grave sin? And is an employee's travel to those countries for training considered an act of disbelief or a grave sin, knowing that he goes with the intention of benefiting from the certificate for promotion and self-development, and not with the intention of supporting their economy?
What is the ruling on the daily increasing addition to the amount owed to the contractor in the event of delay in monthly payments? Is this increase considered usury (riba)? And what is the legitimate alternative formula that guarantees the rights of both parties and avoids falling into usury?
Could you please clarify the answer to question number 2372784?
Is it permissible for me to activate all the features of a government-issued computer for an employee belonging to a government entity?
Is it permissible to take money in exchange for teaching students to memorize the Qur'an during the summer, given that their attendance is irregular?
What is the ruling on an employer agreeing with a Saudi employee to use his name to register him in the Saudization support system, whereby the Saudi receives 1500 riyals monthly without working, while the employer benefits from the remaining 1500 riyals and from bringing in a foreign worker?
Is an employee on secondment entitled to claim her accrued leave balance after her return to her governmental employer, and would disclosing this bring harm to her colleagues?
Who determines the wage of the employee: the employee or the employer? And who bears the burden of not applying the Hadith: "Give the employee his due before his sweat dries" if the wage is meager? And what are the messages that religion offers to the employee and the employer to prevent injustice between them?
Is it permissible for me to take the rent allowance from my employer after registering the house in my mother's name, with it being deducted from my salary?