What is your opinion on the nature of the work in the Employee Affairs Department, which requires discussing the character of some employees?

Question:
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, on the nature of the work in the Employee Affairs Department, which requires discussing employees and some aspects of their character in order to transfer them to a specific position or assign them a specific task? The important thing is the matters that require speaking about them in their absence? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is a trust and it is necessary. It is necessary for someone to follow up on the employees and give due recognition to those who are serious and diligent, and likewise to deal with those who are negligent, lax, or wasteful of their work. This is a trust and it is necessary for someone to carry it out. If a person commits to justice, fairness, not showing bias toward anyone, and not following personal desire with anyone, he is rewarded for that, because this is part of the trust and part of sincere advice. But if he shows bias, lies in his work, is lax, or turns a blind eye, this is deception in the work of the Muslims and it entails great harms. The bottom line is that this work, when carried out, earns the person reward, and it has a great benefit for the community. Neglecting it, being lax in it, and leaning toward personal desire in it entails a great sin. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.