To access this utility, go to Employees > Select Employee from listing > Payment. Complete the Payment section as follows:

When is Employee Paid?

Select the employee's pay frequency. BrightPay caters for the following pay frequencies:
 

• weekly
• fortnightly
• 4-weekly
• monthly
• quarterly
• yearly

How is the Pay worked out?

Select how the employee is to be paid – based on a set amount each period, based on a daily rate or based on an hourly rate. 
 

• If based on a set rate each pay period, enter this amount in the field provided.
   

• If based on an hourly rate, enter the employee’s standard hourly rate in the field provided. If more than one hourly rate applies to the employee, click Add Hourly Rate to set up another. Enter a description of your choice for the additional hourly rate and indicate whether this hourly rate is to be classified as an overtime rate.
   

• If based on a daily rate, enter the employee’s standard daily rate in the field provided. If more than one daily rate applies to the employee, click Add Daily Rate to set up another. Enter a description of your choice for the additional daily rate and indicate whether this hourly rate is to be classified as an overtime rate.

Payment Method

Select the employee’s payment method from the drop down menu – cash, cheque or credit transfer. 

If paying by credit transfer, the employee’s bank details must be entered in order to pay the employee using the bank payment facility in the software.

If you need to edit the bank account details of employees this is also where you go. 

Please note: If any payslips have been finalised in the tax year and there is a change in the annual salary mid-year, the salary information in the 'Payment' section is not editable. You must update the period salary in the Payroll tab on the employee's payslip - you can do this manually by overtyping the old salary or via csv file import (periodic payments).

THE EMPLOYEE’S PAYMENT DETAILS ARE NOW COMPLETE. NOW SELECT THE ‘HR’ TAB TO CONTINUE TO SET UP THE EMPLOYEE’S RECORD.

When setting up an employee, if you cannot see the field to enter an annual salary - you can enter a periodic amount in the Payroll section.