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Employment information is missing

  • Updated: 1/26/2018

F187-7 / MAGNET_EDAG-187-7

    Why am I receiving this error message

    Information is missing concerning ordinary or maritime employment.

    You must state:

    • start date for employment
    • working hours scheme
    • number of hours which equates a full-time position 
    • occupation code
    • full-time equivalent percentage (FTE percentage)
    • remuneration type
    • most recent salary change date

     

    You may have received the error message because you have: 

    • forgotten to provide all mandatory information for ordinary or maritime employment
    • specified the wrong employment type

     

    Do I have to correct the error

    Yes, the a-melding contains errors and/or omissions which you must correct.

    You must correct the error by the deadline for submitting the a-melding for the calendar month in which you received the error message. 

    Severity: Immediate

    See the overview of error severities 

     

    How to correct the error

    1. Check the employment for which you have specified insufficient information and specify the missing information.

    2. If you have specified the wrong employment type, you must change it to the correct type. 

    3. Submit the a-melding when you have corrected the error. If you use a payroll system, check with your system supplier if you are not sure how to make corrections in your system.

     

    Example

    A medical centre submits an a-melding for June with information concerning Ola, who is in ordinary employment.

    The centre receives error message MAGNET_EDAG-187-7 because information on the most recent salary change date is missing.

    How it corrects the error
    The medical centre adds the following date of most recent salary change for Ola:   
    Most recent salary change date  1 January

     It also enters other obligatory information.

     

     

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