Can zakaah be given to workers and servants who work for him?
Question

                Is it permissible to give zakaah to workers such as drivers and servants? What is the definition of the relatives to whom zakaah may be given?.
Praise be to Allah.There is nothing wrong 
    with giving zakaah to workers or servants if they are entitled to zakaah, 
    such as if they are poor or needy and the salary that they receive is not 
    sufficient for their and their family’s needs. Allaah has mentioned those 
    who are entitled to zakaah in the verse where He says (interpretation of the 
    meaning): 

    “As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaah) are only for the 
    Fuqaraa’ (poor), and Al‑Masaakeen(the poor) and those 
    employed to collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have 
    been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in 
    debt; and for Allaah’s Cause (i.e. for Mujaahidoon — those fighting in a 
    holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from 
    everything); a duty imposed by Allaah. And Allaah is All-Knower, All-Wise”

    [al-Tawbah 9:60]

    If they fall into one of these categories, then there is 
    nothing wrong with giving them zakaah. 

    But it must be noted that it is not permissible to do that in 
    the interests of the boss, such as if he makes them do more work than he 
    agreed with them, or denies them some of their rights, then he gives them 
    zakaah so that they will forfeit their rights and so on. 

    Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was 
    asked: If a merchant has workers in his store, or in an institution, and 
    they get a salary of six hundred riyals each, is it permissible for the 
    merchant to give them the zakaah of his wealth? 

    He replied: 
Yes, it is permissible 
    for him to give them zakaah if they are among those who are entitled to it, 
    such as if they have dependents and their salaries are not enough, or they 
    are in debt and their salary does not pay off the debts, and so on. What 
    matters is that if they are people who are entitled to zakaah, there is 
    nothing wrong with giving it to them even if they are workers or servants 
    working for him. End quote. 

    Fataawa al-Zakaah, p. 350 

    Shaykh Dr. ‘Abd al-Kareem ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Khudayr was 
    asked: I have some Muslim servants; is it permissible to give the zakaah of 
    my wealth to them? 

    He replied: 

    If the worker uses all his salary and is still in need, in 
    the sense that his salary is not sufficient for him, then there is no shar’i 
    reason why he should not be given zakaah, so that he will have what he 
    needs, subject to the condition that giving zakaah to him does not serve the 
    interests of his boss. End quote. 

    Secondly: 

    With regard to the relatives who may be given zakaah, this 
    has been explained in the answer to question no.
    21801 and
    21810.