To access this utility, click Employer. 

Employer Details
 

Fields available for completing/ editing:

1) Employer Registration Number - this field is mandatory and must be in the format XXXXXXXA (where X is a number and A is a letter). Some Employer Registration Numbers can have an additional letter at the end. 

2) Name - a Trade Name can also be entered here if applicable.

3) Employer Address and Phone Number

Typical Employee Settings 

This section allows the user to create settings that will be used as the default when adding a new employee. They can of course be changed on an individual basis if required. These settings are:

a) Typical Pay Frequency 

b) Typical Pay Basis

c) Typical Pay Method

d) Typical Leave Year Starts

e) Typical Annual Leave Entitlement Method

f) Typical Annual Leave Days in Year

g) Typical Working Days

Tax refunds - by default, the payroll system will not give a tax refund to an employee who has zero pay. If you wish to give your employees who are on a cumulative basis a tax refund when their pay is zero, simply un-tick this box.

Cost to Employer - tick if you would like to exclude notional pay from the 'Cost to Employer' calculation.

To switch between employers in BrightPay

Close the current employer file

In the File menu, select Close Employer.

Open a different employer file:

• From the Main Employer Home screen, choose either:
• File - Open Recent, or

Click on the Browse option and navigate to the location of the other employer’s file (.bpie) on your computer.

• Select the appropriate file and click Open.