Prizes paid by suppliers to employees should be integrated into the remuneration

Calls Guelta (extra payments offered by suppliers to certain company workers to increase billing of the sale of certain products)

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Calls Guelta (extra payments offered by suppliers to certain company workers to increase billing of the sale of certain products) should be integrated into remuneration. This was the decision of the Regional Labor Court of the 4th Region that judged the case of a retail company, in which he was proven to receive extra payments from suppliers as a premium for successful sales in promotions, without these integrating remuneration. / p>

According to the rapporteur of the decision, Judge called José Cesário Figueiredo Teixeira, doctrine and jurisprudence have considered that the handlers are similar to tips and, therefore, although they do not have a salary nature, integrate with employee remuneration and should be considered in the calculation of some plots due by employers.

Another similar situation involving the wraps occurs in pharmacies, where suppliers of certain drugs reward the sellers for them to sell more their products, through greater offerings to customers or advantageous positioning in the windows in relation to similar competition products.

of the decision uttered by the 4th region of the 4th region, it is still available to the Superior Court of Labor.

Reference : process trt4 - 0000744-29.2010.5.04.0221 (RO). Source: Secom / TRT4