How To Fix HRPAYIEPAYROLL037 - Employee is a late starter - paid for more than one period

HRPAYIEPAYROLL037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYIEPAYROLL - Message class for payroll reporting - IE

• Message number: 037

• Message text: Employee is a late starter - paid for more than one period

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HRPAYIEPAYROLL037 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYIEPAYROLL037 indicates that an employee is considered a "late starter" but has been paid for more than one payroll period. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when the system detects that an employee's start date is later than the payroll period for which they have been paid.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Start Date: The employee's start date may have been entered incorrectly in the system, leading to a mismatch between the payroll periods and the actual employment start date.
  Multiple Payroll Entries: The employee may have been processed for payroll in multiple periods without a valid employment start date for those periods.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the payroll configuration or rules that govern how late starters are handled in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Verify Employee Data:
  
  Check the employee's master data (infotype 0000 - Actions) to ensure that the start date is correct.
  Ensure that the employee is not being processed