Infotype 0398: Agreement Components: Further Information 
Infotype 0398: Agreement Components: Further Information
Definition
The Agreement Components Further Information infotype stores information regarding the employee’s eligibility for some legal benefits and enters data that may be used in legal reports.
This infotype is an extension of Infotype 0016, from which it is viewed and updated.
Infotype 0016 concentrates general information about types of employment agreement. Specific data required by the Brazilian law and business practice make up Infotype 0398.
Calculation of the Severance Premium Reserve Fund (FGTS, Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço) will not be performed if the field relating to its option is not duly marked.
The issue of the legal Caged and Remag reports will be affected if data is not stored in the employment relationship field. The same applies to the SEFIP report if the employee category indicator is not set correctly.
Use
Data stored in this infotype is used as a source for calculating a number of benefits and legal contributions, as well as for issuing statistic data.
Some fields belonging to this infotype contain information used to issue legal reports such as the Current and Former Employees Roll (Caged), List of Employees in Magnetic Media (Remag), and Corporate System for FGTS Collection and Information to Social Security (SEFIP).
Structure
The Agreement Components Further Information infotype consists of the following fields referring specifically to Brazil:
Level of education
This section indicates the employee’s level of education. The possible indicators for storing this information are defined in the customization performed in the Implementation Guide (IMG), in the Personnel Management ® Personnel Management ® Personal data ®
Further family data ® Dependents ® Maintain level of education section.Employment relationship
This section defines the kind of employment relationship between the employee and the employer. The various forms of employment relationship determine the different remuneration modes to be paid to employees.
The possible indicators for inserting this information are created upon the customization of the Implementation Guide, in the Personnel Management ® Personnel Management ® Contractual and internal agreements ® Contract elements ® Maintain employment relationship section.
Worker’s category indicator
This section defines the worker’s category indicators used by the National Institute of Social Security (INSS, Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social) for completing the legal report Collection Form for the Severance Premium Reserve Fund and Information to Social Security (GFIP).
This item must be customized in the Implementation Guide, as follows: Payroll ® Severance Premium Reserve Fund - FGTS ® Maintain worker’s category indicator for SEFIP.
Code for exposure to harmful agent
Indicator used by the National Institute of Social Security (INSS, Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social) for completing the legal report Collection Form for the Severance Premium Reserve Fund and Information to Social Security (GFIP).
Temporary contribution on financial transactions (CPMF)
Tax allowance indicator known as Temporary Contribution on Financial Transactions (CPMF, Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentações Financeiras).
Some factors, such as corporate policy or union agreements, determine if the employer must or must not add this banking tax to the employee’s net wage.
Retired
Indicator used for checking if the employee is exempt from contributing to the National Institute of Social Security (INSS).
Retired employees do not contribute to the INSS.
FGTS Option
Indicator that defines if the employee opted in favor of the Severance Premium Reserve Fund (FGTS).
FGTS Date
This section defines the date (day, month, year) on which the employee opted in favor of paying into the Severance Premium Reserve Fund (FGTS).
FGTS Percentage
Percentage of the employee’s wage deposited monthly by the employer in the Severance Premium Reserve Fund.
Health Risk Premium
This field indicates if the employee is entitled to receive the health risk premium.
Risk Premium
This field indicates if the employee is entitled to receive the risk premium.