Is it illegal for part-time employees to run away with the final payment paid by customers?

Violation of the law, with a large amount, constitutes the crime of job embezzlement.

The salesman's behavior is suspected of duty embezzlement. The crime of duty embezzlement refers to the illegal possession of the property of a company, enterprise or other unit by taking advantage of its position, and the amount is relatively large.

Article 271 of the Criminal Law: Personnel of companies, enterprises or other units who take advantage of their positions to illegally accept property of their own units shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and may also have his property confiscated.