How To Fix 5G015 - CA2700 certificate can only be issued if employee has NI Cat. "C" or "S"

5G015 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5G - HR: Messages for Britain

• Message number: 015

• Message text: CA2700 certificate can only be issued if employee has NI Cat. "C" or "S"

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G015 - CA2700 certificate can only be issued if employee has NI Cat. "C" or "S" ?

  The SAP error message 5G015 with the description "CA2700 certificate can only be issued if employee has NI Cat. 'C' or 'S'" typically relates to the processing of National Insurance (NI) contributions in the UK payroll system. This error indicates that the system is trying to issue a CA2700 certificate (which is related to National Insurance contributions) for an employee who does not have the appropriate National Insurance category.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The employee's National Insurance category is not set to "C" (which is for employees who are contracted out of the State Second Pension) or "S" (which is for employees who are not contracted out).
  The employee's payroll data is incorrectly configured, or the employee's NI category has not been updated correctly in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Employee's NI Category:
  
  Go to the employee's master data in SAP (usually in the PA30 transaction).
  Check the National