The profession of VRP (traveller representing usher) offers many advantages compared to the status of commercial agent. How to make the right choice?
The VRP is a sales representative with the status of employee. He can thus be hired by one or more employers to prospect for customers and take orders. However, special rules apply to this status. What are the pros and cons of VRP status? Explanations.
The commercial agent is independent. He works for his own account and can collaborate by mandate. This is not the case of the VRP who is bound by an employment contract to the company. In addition, unlike VRPs, commercial agents have the possibility of recruiting staff and attaching themselves to the services of other agents.
Thus, the commercial agent is paid in the form of commissions when he concludes contracts while the VRP, employed in CDD or CDI, receives a salary paid by the company with which he has signed an employment contract. However, a distinction should be made between the VRP under exclusive mandate and the multi-card VRP. The remuneration of the VRP under exclusive mandate can be composed of a fixed and/or a variable and is fixed freely between the parties. It cannot be less than 520 times the amount of the hourly minimum wage for a quarter worked full-time. As for the remuneration of the multi-card VRP, no minimum is applicable.
Working under the status of VRP offers several advantages to be aware of:
The main advantage of the VRP status compared to that of the commercial agent is salary security both in terms of income received and pension contributions. This employee is also covered against the risk of unemployment.
A minimum quarterly flat rate of 520 times the hourly minimum wage applies for exclusive sales representatives. However, there is no mandatory minimum amount for commercial agents.
The multicard VRP is entitled to resign and can be dismissed by the employer. The breach of the employment contract puts the company under the obligation to pay him a clientele indemnity and return commissions on sampling.
The status of VRP does not only have advantages. Indeed, unlike the commercial agent who can exercise his activity in complete independence, the VRP is subordinate to his employer and must respect the provisions of his employment contract.
In addition, the traveler representing an usher is subject to numerous obligations since he must sign an employment contract with each of the companies he represents. This contract requires him to request the prior agreement of the employer before the sale of a product.
Thus, the choice between the status of commercial agent and that of VRP depends on your expectations and your profile. However, the latter offers more security.
