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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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I work as the deputy manager and I find shortcomings in the work; does informing about the employees' shortcomings count as talebearing?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I work as the deputy manager, and when I inspect the work, I find shortcomings from some of the workers. Yes. I work as the deputy manager, and when I inspect the work, I find shortcomings from some of the workers, or that they leave during work hours. His question is: When I inform the manager about this, is this considered forbidden talebearing?

Answer:
This is advice, not talebearing. This is advice; you inform the person in charge about those who are negligent and those who are playing around in the work. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3048- 4717] أعمل نائبا للمدير وأجد تقصيرا في العمل فهل إخباري عن تقصير الموظفين يعد من النميمة؟ — youtube.com

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