How To Fix HRPAYNLLA_EN331 - Work Cost Regulation is not active for legal person &1 in year &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYNLLA_EN - Error Messages for Wage Return NL

• Message number: 331

• Message text: Work Cost Regulation is not active for legal person &1 in year &2

What causes this issue?

The Work Cost Regulation is not active for the legal person or the year
you have selected.

System Response

The Work Cost Regulation is mandatory as of 2015, but the SAP
functionality is not active for the legal person in the year you have
selected.

How to fix this error?

Refer to the Customizing for <LS>Payroll Netherlands</> under <LS>Work
Cost Regulation ->
<DS:SIMG.PAY_NL_FEATURE_NLWCR>Activate Work Cost Regulation</></> and
check if the legal person you have selected is active for the Work Cost
Regulation in the year you have selected.
If you do not want to use the Work Cost Regulation functionality, please
enter the possible final levy manually in the collective Employer data
using transaction
<DS:TRAN.PC00_M05_UTAE_UPD>Wage Return: Changing Collective ER Data</>.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAYNLLA_EN331 - Work Cost Regulation is not active for legal person &1 in year &2 ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYNLLA_EN331 indicates that the Work Cost Regulation is not active for a specific legal entity (legal person) in a given year. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing, particularly when the system is trying to calculate payroll for employees under a specific legal entity that does not have the necessary configuration set up.
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Work Cost Regulation: The Work Cost Regulation for the specified legal entity and year is not activated in the system.
  Configuration Issues: There may be missing or incorrect configuration settings in the payroll schema or related infotypes.
  Legal Entity Setup: The legal entity may not be properly set up in the system, or it may not be linked to the necessary payroll areas or work cost regulations.
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate Work Cost Regulation:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (usually in the SPRO transaction).
  Navigate to the relevant section for payroll and work cost regulations.
  Ensure that the Work Cost Regulation is activated for the specified legal entity and year.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Verify that the payroll schema is correctly configured to include the Work Cost Regulation.
  Check the infotypes related to payroll and ensure that they are correctly maintained for the employees in question.
  
  
  
  Review Legal Entity Setup:
  
  Ensure that the legal entity is correctly defined in the system.
  Check if the legal entity is assigned to the correct payroll area and that all necessary parameters are set.
  
  
  
  Consult Documentation:
  
  Refer to SAP documentation or help resources for specific steps on how to activate and configure Work Cost Regulations.
  
  
  
  Testing:
  
  After making the necessary changes, run a test payroll to ensure that the error does not reoccur.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction Codes: Familiarize yourself with relevant transaction codes such as SPRO (for configuration), PA30 (for maintaining infotypes), and PC00_MXX_CALC (for payroll calculation).
  SAP Notes: Check for any SAP Notes related to this error message for additional guidance or patches that may address the issue.
  Support: If the issue persists, consider reaching out to SAP support or your internal SAP team for further assistance.
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the HRPAYNLLA_EN331 error and ensure that payroll processing can proceed without issues.