Is it a permitted to hire a jew who has no sheichis to yiddishkeit (tinok shenishba)as a weekend eployee where he will be working on shabbos? Secondly, Is it my obligation as a boss to not allow a jew with no sheichis to yiddishkeit who is an everyday employee to work on a yom tov that falls out during the weekdays?
Answer:
1. It is not permitted to employ a Jew for a job that obligates him to work on Shabbos. This is effectively causing him to violate Shabbos, and is therefore forbidden.
2. In principle it is forbidden for a person to have a Jew working for him on Yom Tov, because you are benefiting from a Jew’s work on Shabbos.
This applies specifically if you are the owner of the company, and therefore stand to benefit from the Jew’s work (he is working for you).
However, beyond advising him that as a Jew he should not work on Yom Tov, firing him might not be an option, because he might be able to sue for unfair dismissal.
If possible an arrangement should be reached whereby he takes the Yamim Tovim off, perhaps by means of added pay for other working hours.
Best wishes.
