by M.S. Hein, HR Expert

This excerpt (below) is from the HR Expert article “How to Change or Correct Employee Dates of Hire,” by Vamsi Mohan, published November 2011.

In this latest HR Expert article (posted online at HR Expert on November 11, 2011), Vamsi shows easy ways to correct or change the employee initial date of hire in SAP payroll, which helps alleviate a slew of problems that can ensue if this is not corrected in a timely and efficient manner.

Here, Vamsi lists the scenarios.

There are four scenarios for having an incorrect hiring date:

Scenario 1: The actual joining date is after the entered date in the hiring action, and payroll is not run for the employee

Scenario 2: The actual joining date is before the entered date in the hiring action, and payroll is not run for the employee

Scenario 3: The actual joining date is before the entered date in the hiring action, and payroll is run for the employee

Scenario 4: The actual joining date is after the entered date in the hiring action, and payroll is run for the employee

Scenarios 1 and 2: Rectifying Incorrect Start Dates Before Payroll Has Been Run

In both these scenarios, since the employee’s first payroll has not been run, correcting the employee hire date is easier (e.g., you don’t have to worry about payroll-related changes, such as making additional payments or recovering excess payment). The process to correct the hiring date is the same for both scenarios.

(If you are already a subscriber to HR Expert, you can read the complete article here: How to Change or Correct Employee Dates of Hire.)