An employee's individual basic payments, additions and deductions can be set to always auto-zeroise each pay period, where this is desired.

• On an employee’s open payslip, click the spanner icon beside the pay item you want to automatically zeroise each pay period.
• Tick the option 'Auto zeroise for each pay period' 
  
  
  
• Repeat for further pay items, where required
  
  

Please note: DSP parenting benefit payments can only be removed using the employee calendar. Benefit in kind can only be removed by editing the employee benefit in kind details.

If you have accidentally zeroised a pay period, there are two ways to recover the original figures:

Option 1 — Re-import from CSV (if you have the hours on file)
If the hours were originally imported from a CSV file, simply re-import the same file. Go to Payroll > Import and import the hours CSV again for the affected period.

Option 2 — Carry forward from the previous period
If the hours from the previous period were the same and you want to pull them through:

1. Re-open the previous period's payslips (Payroll > Re-Open Payslips)
2. Click Finalise Payslips
3. Select the 'Options' spanner icon
4. Select Reset items and settings
5. This will carry all hours and pay items from the previous period into the current period, overriding anything currently on the payslips

Use with caution - Reset items and settings will completely override the current period's payslip data and replace it with the previous period's information. Only use this if the previous period's figures are the correct starting point.

If neither option applies, you will need to manually re-enter the correct figures for each employee.

FAQs

Q. How do I clear or reset hours and pay for all employees at the start of a new pay period in BrightPay?

A. You can reset hours and/or pay on payslips as follows:

1. Go to More.
2. Select Zeroise Payslips.
3. Choose the relevant employees.
4. Tick the items you want to zeroise (e.g. hours, basic pay, additions).
5. Click OK to apply the changes.