Allowance represents a benefit intended for a person or entity that has vested rights thereto.
Most of the time this benefit is given in monetary form. However, it can also be offered in a social, commercial or political way.
The allowance can be characterized as the amount paid in advance of salaries and fees, as a kind of bonus or financial aid.
According to the Brazilian Labor Law, allowance is what the anticipation of remuneration paid mostly due to the loss caused by high inflation was called.
These anticipations should, in practice, be reduced in the future, however they ended up being incorporated in salaries and discounted in the readjustments that took into account possible new losses inflationary.
The allowance can also refer to the argument made that reinforces or justifies an idea, an opinion or a concept.
Example: "Fabiana managed to endorse her idea with the directors".
The term can also characterize the act of not discounting the absences committed at work.
Example: "Geraldo had his absences paid".
For the cities of Rio Grande do Sul, the allowance characterizes the manure or fertilizer that is used in planting land.
The term may be replaced by synonyms such as: endorsement, defense, reinforcement, endorsement, endorsement, surety, surety, guarantee, award.
salary bonus
The salary bonus is also a benefit guaranteed to employees who receive the amount of up to two minimum wages of monthly remuneration and that contribute to the Social Integration Program or to the Patrimony Formation Program of the Public server.
In this case, workers who contributed during the year receive the amount of one minimum wage annually.
Who is entitled to the salary bonus?
This benefit is only given to workers who exercised paid activity for at least 30 days of the base year and has been registered for at least five years in the PIS/PASEP Participation Fund or in the National Register of the Worker.
In order to receive the salary bonus, the company or public agency with which the worker has a relationship must inform the Ministry of Labor, on a scheduled date, an annual list of workers and social information, the called RAIS.
See also the meaning of PIS and PIS/PASEP.
cash allowance
When the employee chooses to convert a third of their vacation days for a monetary value corresponding to these days, this process is called cash allowance.
This is an option the employee has, regardless of the employer's agreement. And this request for the cash allowance must be made in writing, within the period established by labor legislation, which is up to 15 days before the end of the vacation acquisition period.