How To Fix 3W626 - Enter employee percentage - unless employer pays 100 %

3W626 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3W - HR: Message Class South Africa

• Message number: 626

• Message text: Enter employee percentage - unless employer pays 100 %

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 3W626 - Enter employee percentage - unless employer pays 100 % ?

  The SAP error message 3W626 ("Enter employee percentage - unless employer pays 100%") typically occurs in the context of payroll processing, particularly when dealing with employee benefits or contributions. This error indicates that the system requires a percentage contribution from the employee unless the employer is covering the entire cost (100%).
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Employee Contribution: The error arises when the system expects an employee contribution percentage for a benefit or deduction, but it has not been provided.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the payroll or benefits module where the system is not set up to handle the specific scenario correctly.
  Data Entry Error: The user may have inadvertently left the employee contribution field blank or entered an incorrect value.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Enter Employee Percentage: 
  
  Navigate to the relevant payroll or benefits entry screen in SAP.
  Locate the field for the employee contribution percentage.
  Enter the appropriate percentage that the employee is supposed to contribute. If