Revenue Produced by an Agent

Previously, we discussed cases of purchases that came with an added benefit and spoke about whether the benefits belong to the employee or the employer. Let us now talk about a similar case regarding a discount. Reuven is an employee whose boss sends him to meet a client and gives him money to hire a car service to drive him from Lakewood to Brooklyn. Such a trip usually costs $250. The driver tells Reuven that because it is his birthday and he’s in a good mood, he will only charge him $200. Reuven now has $50 left in his pocket. Is he allowed to keep that money?

Sometimes in the world of purchasing, sellers will give benefits to buyers as part of a purchase. For example, an employee works for a contractor who sends him to purchase some tiles. After he makes the purchase, the seller tells him that he has some extra tiles that he can have for free. Who gets those extra tiles? The employee or the employer?

In the last segment, we said that some benefits generated from a sale have to be handed over by an employee to his employer. What about tips? Do employees have to give part of their tips to their employer?

We previously spoke about several cases where benefits were provided to an employee, and discussed whether the benefit would belong to the employee or employer. Another possible scenario would be one where a mistake was made. An example of this would be if an employee orders a bunch of iPads on behalf of his employer and an extra one is sent by mistake. Assuming the seller doesn’t want it back, does it belong to the employee or employer?