Increased travel reimbursement
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Question
In my job I receive a salary plus travel reimbursement. At the end of each month I have to fill out on a form either the number of trips, or check off that I bought a monthly pass. Until now I always check monthly pass, and I receive reimbursement of a local monthly pass in the amount of 69 NIS. In practice I usually buy a nationwide monthly pass for 153 NIS, because that is more worthwhile for me (once a month I travel out of town for personal needs). If instead of checking monthly pass I write how many trips I actually made, it is possible that I will receive a reimbursement higher than the cost of a local monthly pass. According to Halacha, am I allowed to do this, or is there a problem of theft/deception toward my workplace?
Answer
Shalom u-veracha
Legally, your workplace is not obligated to pay you more than the price of a monthly pass.
[So even if you report more trips, they are not supposed to pay you more].
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