Ruling on a guarantor taking a portion of the wages of the workers under his sponsorship
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A man brought in workers for a specific trade and a specific period, and he takes a certain percentage from them each month. What is the ruling on that?
What I see is that it is not permissible unless it does not contradict the state's regulations, and this guarantor has an effect in the very work for which he took the percentage,Meaning: such as being the one who talks to people, negotiates, and is the one who procures the materials and the like,So this is permissible on the condition: that the state permits it,And many people say: If I were to keep the workers according to the contract between me and them, they would not be diligent and would not perform the work—and this is a right—But this matter can be remedied by saying to them: You are on your monthly salary, and if you do such and such, then you have a special wage for that,For example, he says: If he is a plumber, you get two, three, or four riyals for every point, depending on what is agreed with him,Or if he is an electrician, he says to him: You get so much for every light bulb and so much for every switch. This encourages them, and there is no negligence, and he has proceeded according to what was contracted between him and this worker,Therefore: The issue has two forms: the first form is that he sets a percentage,So this is permissible on the condition: that he has an effect in the work itself,And on another condition: that the state permits it.
The second form: that they remain on the salary they agreed upon, and he gives them incentive bonuses; if they do such and such, they get such and such.
What I see is that it is not permissible unless it does not contradict the state's regulations, and this guarantor has an effect in the very work for which he took the percentage,Meaning: such as being the one who talks to people, negotiates, and is the one who procures the materials and the like,So this is permissible on the condition: that the state permits it,And many people say: If I were to keep the workers according to the contract between me and them, they would not be diligent and would not perform the work—and this is a right—But this matter can be remedied by saying to them: You are on your monthly salary, and if you do such and such, then you have a special wage for that,For example, he says: If he is a plumber, you get two, three, or four riyals for every point, depending on what is agreed with him,Or if he is an electrician, he says to him: You get so much for every light bulb and so much for every switch. This encourages them, and there is no negligence, and he has proceeded according to what was contracted between him and this worker,Therefore: The issue has two forms: the first form is that he sets a percentage,So this is permissible on the condition: that he has an effect in the work itself,And on another condition: that the state permits it.
The second form: that they remain on the salary they agreed upon, and he gives them incentive bonuses; if they do such and such, they get such and such.