How To Fix HRPAYNLPR_EN453 - Contract hours per week must be greater than 0

HRPAYNLPR_EN453 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYNLPR_EN - Pension Return NL

• Message number: 453

• Message text: Contract hours per week must be greater than 0

What causes this issue?

The contract hours must be greater than 0 when the income indicator in
<ZK>Fiscal Data NL</> (<ZH>0060</>) infotype (field <DS:DE.INKKD>
P0060-INKKD</>) is 11, 13, 15, 17 or 18, and the person is <ZU>no</>
stand-by and <ZU>no</> stand-in worker (insurance obligation code is not
D nor E in the <ZK>Wage Return</> (<ZH>0808</>) infotype (field
<DS:DE.P05_CIVPL> P0808-CIVPL</>)).

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYNLPR_EN453 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYNLPR_EN453 indicates that the contract hours per week for an employee must be greater than zero. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing or employee data management within the SAP HR module, particularly in the Netherlands (as suggested by the "NL" in the error code).
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing or Incorrect Data: The employee's contract details may not have been entered correctly, or the field for contract hours per week may be left blank or set to zero.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been issues that resulted in incorrect or incomplete data.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that are not aligned with the business rules regarding contract hours.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Navigate to the employee's master data in the SAP system (Transaction code PA30).
  Verify the contract details, specifically the field for "Contract Hours per Week" (or