To import an employer from BrightPay IE Desktop to BrightPay Cloud, follow the steps below or watch the video tutorial.

Step 1. Create your organisation.

Go to https://brightpay.brightsg.com or https://ie-25.brightpay.com/ and log in using your BrightID. 

*If you have already purchased BrightPay, or used BrightPay Connect or other Bright Products, you will already have a BrightID.

If you don’t have a Bright ID, click Sign up for Bright ID and follow the steps, https://brightsg.com/en-gb/creating-a-new-bright-id

Once logged in, you will be asked to create your organisation. 
An organisation is where employers, team members, and billing are managed. Here, you need to enter your organisation's name and address, choose your payment plan, and add a payment method.

*Need help? Click here.

Step 2. Import your employer(s) from BrightPay Desktop. 
Select the option ‘Import from BrightPay for Windows’. Read the Post-Import Checklist.

Select the employer file(s) you wish to import, and BrightPay will import your employer.

To import multiple employers, press and hold the ‘Shift’ key on your keyboard and select the employer files you wish to import.

If the employer data file is password protected, you will need to enter the password to import the employer(s).

*Need help? Click here.

Step 3. Open your employer. 

Select Open employer to access your payroll data. If you wish to import another company, click the icon with the company name in the top left corner, then click Import from Windows and follow the process.
 

To watch the migration video tutorial, click here: https://5255713.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/5255713/BrightPay%20Cloud%20(IE)/Tutorial%20-%20Moving%20from%20BrightPay%20Desktop%20to%20Cloud%20mid%20year%20(IE).mp4

This is a link to our BrightPay Desktop vs BrightPay Desktop + Connect vs BrightPay Cloud comparison list:

https://hello.brightsg.com/hubfs/BPOL%20IE%20assets/BrightPay%20Feature%20Comparison.pdf

Pay periods that have been processed in the current tax year are imported into BrightPay Cloud.

Employer Details are imported to BrightPay Cloud, including:

Employer Details, Calendar, Departments, Hourly Rates, Daily Rates, Piece Rates, Addition Types, Deduction Types, Pension Schemes, Saving Schemes, and Bank Accounts

Employee Details are imported to BrightPay Cloud, including:

Personal Details, Employment, PAYE Details, Payment details, HR, CSO, Expenses & Benefits, Calendar / Leave Information

Custom Reports in the Analysis menu are also imported.

The ROS Digital Certificate needs to be re-added, for help with this please click here.

If you use BrightPay Desktop and Connect and you move your employer to BrightPay Cloud, please note that BrightPay Cloud software and BrightPay Connect are two separate products. BrightPay Connect is designed to work with BrightPay Desktop only.

The Employee Self Service Portal and Manager Portal are included as standard features with BrightPay Cloud. For more details, click here:https://hello.brightsg.com/hubfs/BrightPay%20Cloud%20(IE)/Manager%20and%20employee%20self%20service%20portal.pdf

The following link will direct you to our landing page which is dedicated to making your move to BrightPay Cloud as seamless as possible: https://hello.brightsg.com/brightpay-cloud-faqs-ie