The payment of PIS / Pasep up to R $ 998, in accordance with the new minimum wage in 2019, is already paid

Payment of PIS / Pasep up to R $ 998,000, in accordance with the new minimum wage in 2019, is already paid. The new minimum wage, set at R $ 998, also affects the payment of PIS / Pasep 2018/2019 salary (2017 base year) to workers who have signed a formal contract in 2017 for at least 30 days and who receive up to At two average salary. Caixa Econômica Federal (which pays the PIS payment to private sector employees with a formal registration) and Banco do Brasil (which distributes Pasep benefits to public servants and employees) have announced that they have already updated their systems.

The wage premium has a proportionate number of months worked in the base year in question (in this case, 2017), with the same period of activity or more than 15 days per month are considered a full month of work. Therefore, those who have performed a formal activity and earned up to two minimums for one month will receive an allowance of $ 84. Anyone who has retained the employment contract for 12 months will be entitled to a total withdrawal of R $ 998.

In order to qualify for the pay bonus, you must also be enrolled in PIS / Pasep for at least five years (counted until 2017). In addition, the employee must have correctly informed his data in the annual report of social information (Rais)

. The new minimum wage was formalized in an additional edition of the Official Journal on Tuesday evening. of January, falling below the amount fixed by the law of finance, which was 1,006 rand. Indeed, according to government estimates, inflation was below expectations. However, the official index did not release the official index accumulated until 12 months before December, but only on 11 January.

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1 Work month – R $ 84

2 Work months – $ 167

3 Work months – $ 250

4 working months – $ 333

5 months of work – $ 416

6 months of I am looking for a job in the United States and I am looking for a job in the United States. How do you know if you have the right to benefit

To find out if you have anything to receive from PIS, the worker can view the application Caixa Employee, go to the website www.caixa.gov.br / PIS or call 0800-726-0207 with the PIS number.

In the case of Pasep, it is possible to consult the Caixa. the amount to be received by the call center of Banco do Brasil (BB), at telephones 4004-0001 and 0800-729-0001.

For more information on the salary bonus, the employee can also make a request through the Ministry of Labor (labor.gov.br/abono-salarial) or call 158.