Paying Subcontractors

In order to assist the user in paying their subcontractors, a dedicated reporting and bank payment file facility is available in BrightPay.

After finalising your pay period in CIS, simply select 'Pay Sub-contractors' on the menu toolbar.

Subcontractors Paid by Cash

For subcontractors paid by cash, select the Cash Payments tab heading. All subcontractors whose payment method is cash will be displayed on the screen and the report will show the breakdown of the cash payment to these subcontractors.

1) To print the Cash Report, simply click the 'Print' button at the top of the screen.

2) To export the Cash Report report, click the 'Export PDF' button within the Print facility and save to a location of your choice.

Subcontractors Paid by Cheque

For subcontractors paid by cheque, select the Cheque Payments tab heading. All subcontractors whose payment method is cheque will be displayed on the screen and the report will show the breakdown of the cheque payments to these subcontractors.

1) To print the Cheque Payments Report, simply click the 'Print' button at the top of the screen.

2) To export the Cheque Payments Report report, click the 'Export PDF' button within the Print facility and save to a location of your choice.

Subcontractors Paid by Credit Transfer

For subcontractors paid by credit transfer, select the credit transfer tab heading. All subcontractors whose payment method is credit transfer will be displayed on the screen and the report will show the breakdown of the credit transfer payments to these subcontractors.

1) To amend the amount to be paid by credit transfer to an subcontractor, simply type in the amount required in the Amount field.

2) To print the Credit Transfer Report, simply click the 'Print' button at the top of the screen.

3) To export the Credit Transfer Report report, click the 'Export PDF' within the Print facility and save to a location of your choice.

Paying Subcontractors using a Bank Payment File

For subcontractors paid by credit transfer, a Bank Payment File can be created to upload through your banking software:

Please note: to be able to use this option, employer bank details must first be entered within your Employer utility and you must have approval from your bank to submit bank payment files to them. 

1) Select the Credit Transfer File tab heading.

2) Select the subcontractors you wish to include in the bank payment file on the left hand side.

3) To create the Bank Payments File, click 'Bank File' on the menu toolbar.

4) Select the Bank Account you wish to pay from and select the appropriate bank file format.

5) Click Save to save the bank file to a location of your choice. The bank payment file is now created and can be uploaded through your bank facility when ready.