Labour claims: the FGTS payment route has changed

MTE’s announcement states that FGTS for labour proceedings involving the specified judgments, judicial determinations or CCP/NINTER agreements from 1 May 2026 is collected through FGTS Digital. Earlier cases remain on the SEFIP/GFIP 660 route. Domestic employers are excluded, and reference periods before July 1994 still require SEFIP 660. The relevant decision or agreement date, not simply the payroll period, determines which rules must be checked.

Our recommendation is to make the judgment date and applicable payment route explicit in the handover from legal counsel to payroll. The case file should identify the worker, relevant periods, calculation basis, supporting decision and payment responsibility.

Before settlement, reconcile the legal calculation with the information prepared for reporting and the resulting payment guide. Assign one person to resolve differences between legal, payroll and treasury records.

After payment, retain the guide, bank confirmation and reconciliation with the case file. This creates a traceable record for internal review and subsequent questions about the liability.

Original MTE announcement: 2 April 2026, updated 23 April. The new route applies to the specified decisions or agreements from 1 May 2026, subject to exceptions.

Source: Official guidance, 2 April 2026. Additional source: Current official guidance.

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