Employee Discount

[ptonsparky]

I have a soon to be new office employee. The spouse has been an Ag customer for decades but hey have been married only a few years.
What discount would you give your employee and should it extend to the spouses business?

 

[Buck Parrish]

Discount on what ? Electrical ? I'd say no to the spouse's business ? Unless it is some sort of trade off. Well you know.

 

[blueheels2]

I might work on their house for a discount but no way I work on the business for a discount.

 

[James L]

Are you running a hardware store that your employee is shopping at?

I don't think I would give any substantial discount to an employee's spouse, whatever that might even look like. If you were talking about a business owner who's going to be looking for repeated service, all you do is commit yourself to working cheaper on an ongoing basis.

For what it's worth, I work with a builder to whom I give a 15% discount. But not just because I like him. He manages his jobs in such a way that I spent 30% less time doing his work then the others I work for.

 

[ptonsparky]

She, the employee, is married to the farmer.

 

[Fred B]

In general employee discounts would not extend to the employee spouses business, business expenses are deductible for the business. I might however consider giving time to pay in full that I wouldn't otherwise give if they needed it. Or might not put full mark up on materials for the spouses business if I liked the employee, and they needed the help.

 

[James L]

I might however consider giving time to pay in full that I wouldn't otherwise give if they needed it

I can get on board with that. Good stuff

 

[Terminator5047]

I’d help some one throw a service
Up on their home after a storm I would give them my labor as a friend just on GP but they are Covering the material cost