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This year, workers will receive a R$ 300 bonus. This announcement came after worker and employer representatives reached an agreement on the 2023/2024 wages. Employers will make the payment together with the salaries in the coming months.
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Last Monday (04), Fecomércio of Rio de Janeiro and the Union of Employees in Commerce of Rio de Janeiro ratified the sector's collective bargaining agreement. As a result, the group will receive a salary adjustment and an increase in its benefits.
Considering that the base date for the increase is May 2023, employees in the sector will also receive a R$ 300 bonus, referring to the period from May to August of the current year. The new salary came into effect on September 1.
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Workers will receive a bonus + a 4.5% increase
According to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, retail employees will receive a 4.5% increase in their wages compared to the salaries of October 2022. Therefore, those who started working after May 1, 2022, will receive the adjustment and bonus proportionally to the months worked.
Commissioned employees will receive a 3.83% increase in their wages from May to August. Employers must make this payment by October of the current year. On the other hand, non-commissioned employees will receive a R$ 300 bonus divided into two installments of R$ 150, paid in September and October. In contrast, professionals who started working as of May 1, 2023, will not receive the bonus.
New amounts
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Therefore, due to the agreement that established the salary adjustment and bonus payment, the salary levels for the category are:
- Single range: R$ 1,504;
- Commissioned employees: R$ 1,653;
- Trial period and young apprentices: R$ 1,352.
- Benefits have also changed
- Snack/dinner on Saturdays worked: R$ 29;
- Family Social Support: R$ 17;
- Cash register compensation: R$ 66;
- Childcare allowance: R$ 236 (organizations with up to 50 employees) and R$ 261 (entities with more than 50 employees);
- Workers may accompany their children under 8 years old to the doctor once every six months without salary deductions.
