We are pleased to announce that BrightPay Payroll Software 2025/26 for both Desktop and Cloud is available to download now.

Employer Calendar

An employer-wide calendar is available in the Employer utility within the Client Portal, which amalgamates all employee events into a single view:

Key features:

users can switch between Monthly or Weekly view.
shows combined events for all employees (i.e. those entered on the employee calendar, as well as birthdays)
ability to filter which kinds of events are displayed on calendar and in the day event list.

Please note: this option can be selected for all users or just super-users to view on the Client Portal.

Need help? Support is available at 0345 9390019 or brightpayuksupport@brightsg.com.

BrightPay (Cloud) System Requirements What's New in BrightPay?

Logging into BrightPay with your Bright ID

Features not yet available in BrightPay What's happening to BrightPay for Windows/Mac?Introduction to BrightPay Getting Started

Getting Set up in BrightPay Creating an Organisation Add or Import an Employer

Starting the New Tax Year

How do I start processing 2025-26 payroll?Starting the new tax year - FAQs Importing From 24-25 BrightPay

Importing Into BrightPay from BrightPay Windows/Mac Moving to BrightPay from another payroll software

Importing into BrightPay Methodology used in BrightPay Importing Employees - List of Employee Data that can be Imported into BrightPay Moving to BrightPay mid-year - Recoverable Amounts to Date Moving to BrightPay mid-year - Employment Allowance Moving to BrightPay - Continuing Auto Enrolment from a previous software

User Management

Overview of User Roles & Permissions Team Member Roles Inviting a User

Employer Details

Adding a New Employer Adding/Amending Employer Details Adding/Amending Departments Adding/Amending Hourly Rates Adding/Amending Daily Rates Adding/Amending Piece Rates Adding/Amending Deduction Types Adding/Amending Addition Types Adding/Amending Savings Scheme Adding/Amending Bank Accounts

Employee Details

Personal Employment Payment Tax, NICs, RTI HR, Other Generating Employee Works Numbers

Coding Notices Directors

Setting up a Director Directors' NIC Directors appointed during the tax year

Processing Payroll

Setting up your Payment Schedule Weekly Payroll Fortnightly Payroll 4-weekly Payroll Monthly Payroll Quarterly Payroll Annual/Yearly Payroll Period Summary View (Payroll Preview)Net to Gross Payments Allocating An Employee's Pay across more than one Department Additions and Deductions Processing Pension Deductions (outside of AE)Setting a Pension AVC to repeat Adding a Note to Employee Payslips Pre-Paying an Employee Zeroising Payslips (Batch Operation)Setting pay items to auto-zeroise Finalising Payslips Childcare Vouchers

Importing Pay Data using CSV File

Importing Periodic Payments using CSV file Importing Daily Payments using CSV File Importing Hourly Payments using CSV File Importing Additions using CSV File Importing Deductions using CSV File Importing Notes using CSV File Importing Payments, Additions & Deductions in a single CSV File CSV Import Preferences

Distributing Payslips

Printing Payslips Emailing Payslips Exporting Payslips Customising Payslips

Paying Employees

Paying Employees by Cash Paying Employees by Cheque Paying Employees by Credit Transfer & Creating a Bank File Paying Employees by Modulr

Making Corrections in Payroll

Re-opening Payslips Editing a Pay Schedule

Rates & Thresholds at a Glance

Rates & Thresholds at a Glance 2023-24 Rates & Thresholds at a Glance 2024-25

Payroll Calendar Postgraduate Loan Deductions Student Loan Deductions Statutory Payments

Statutory Payment Rates for 2024-25 Statutory Sick Pay

Attachment of Earnings

Attachment of Earnings (Northern Ireland)Child Support Deductions from Earnings Order (DEO)Civil Judgment Debt Attachment of Earnings Order (County Court)Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order (CTAEO) - England Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order (CTAEO) - Wales Current Maintenance Arrestment (CMA)Direct Earnings Attachment Earnings Arrestment (EA) (Scotland)Magistrates Court Attachment of Earnings Order Maintenance Attachment of Earnings Order Other Attachment of Earnings Orders

Reporting Contracted Hours - Hourly Bands for FPS

Recording Payments to HMRC P30 & P32 Paying HMRC - Useful HMRC Guidance Paying HMRC using Modulr

Employee Self Service Portal

BrightPay Employee Self Service Portal - Overview Manager's PortalEnabling Employee Access to Self Service Portal Disabling/Editing Employee Access to Self Service Configuring Employee Self Service Options Inviting Employees to use Self ServiceEmployee Self Service PortalResources

BrightPay (Cloud) Service Infrastructure Payroll Journals

Payroll Journals - Overview ClearBooks QuickbooksQuickFile SageXeroZohoBooks Creating a Generic Payroll Journal Nominal Ledger Mapping - Custom Items (e.g employment allowance)BrightBooks

Saved Reports Creating a New Report Viewing Reports Editing Reports Saving Reports Printing/Emailing Reports Exporing Reports

Tax Codes - Overview Tax Rates and Thresholds for 2024-25 Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT)Welsh Rate of Income Tax 50% Overriding Regulatory Limit

National Insurance

NIC Category Letters NIC Thresholds & Rates for 2024-25 Directors' NIC Directors' NIC - where appointed during the Tax Year

National Minimum Living Wage

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage - April 2024 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage - April 2025

Year End - Frequently Asked Questions Year End Checklist for Tax Year 2024-25 Year End - Support Hub 2024-25 Year End - Video Tutorial Year-End Procedure for Tax Year 2024-25 - 5 Step Guide

Employment Allowance Mileage Allowance Payments (MAPs)Apprenticeship Levy Common HMRC Error Messages Gender Pay Gap Reporting Termination Awards & Sporting Testimonials Off-Payroll Working (IR35)Payroll Giving Expenses & Benefits

Expenses & Benefits - Overview Expenses & Benefits - Setting the Tax Accounting Method Applying an Expense or Benefit in BrightPay Expenses & Benefits - P11D & P11D(b) End of Year Return

Payslip Translations Two Factor Authentication - Users

Enabling Two Factor Authentication Selecting Method to Receive Verification Code Two Factor Authentication FAQs

Employment Verification

About Employment Verification How to Opt Out Employers - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Employees - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Two Factor Authentication - Employees

Enabling Two Factor Authentication for Employees Selecting Method to Receive Verification Code Employee Two Factor Authentication FAQs

Pensions (outside of Automatic Enrolment)BrightPay Client Portal

Client Portal - Overview Adding Users for the Client Portal Options for Users on the Client Portal Dashboard - Client Portal Client Portal - Employer

Employer Information Employer Calendar Manage Users

Client Portal - Payroll

Pay Periods Due to HMRC

Client Portal - Employees

Employees Overview

Batch Processing Payroll

Batch finalise currently open pay period Batch check for coding notices Batch send outstanding RTI submissions

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