Common use of Sales Representatives Clause in Contracts

Sales Representatives. 1. In practice, the category of sales representatives can include a variety of job titles. A fundamental condition in this regard is that only positions that meet the following criteria qualify as such: a. the employee is employed by the employer, his or her main activity being to act as an intermediary in the conclusion of sales or trade agreements; b. as such the employee has independent commercial responsibility with a large degree of freedom of action; c. as a representative the employee is responsible, partly based on his or her knowledge, for the sale of a wide range of products; d. the employee works in a predominantly itinerant position. 2. From the first year of employment, calculated over a period of one year, the amount paid in monthly salary and any commission to an employee employed as a sales representative must on average be at least equal to the salary specified in the Collective Agreement salary scale (see Schedule 1 to the Collective Agreement) for 0 increments in grade V. This salary increases by at least 1 increment per year of service to a minimum of 7 increments in grade V after 7 years of service. 3. The employer is obliged to take out accident insurance for the vehicle made available to the sales representative for the performance of his duties. 4. Article 26 (Job grades) and Section 5 (Working week, working hours and allowances) of this Collective Agreement do not apply to sales representatives. 5. In any event, field sales representatives will receive the salary increases mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 32. The employer may set off individual salary increases against the salary increases in accordance with the Collective Agreement.