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

Sign up to BrightPay Cloud for free using this link. 

Please use your BrightID log in details if you have one. You will already have a BrightID if you have already purchased BrightPay, or used BrightPay Connect or other Bright products.

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. You can import up to 10 employers per batch.

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.
 

Migration Video click here

Migration Checklist click here

Feature comparison click here

If you use Connect and 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, Manager Portal, and Client Portal are included as standard features with BrightPay Cloud. For more details, click here.

Support Resources:

Dedicated microsite https://bpopie.brightsg.com/

Join our next 'Ask Me Anything' webinar designed to answer your migration questions. 

Help Centre Guides https://payrollsupport.ie.brightsg.com/hc/en-gb/categories/39345842932881-BrightPay-Ireland-Cloud

Video Tutorials, https://brightsg.com/en-ie/brightpay-cloud-ie-tutorials/

FAQs: https://brightsg.com/en-ie/brightpay-cloud-faq/

If you have any payroll related queries, please contact our support team https://brightsg.com/en-ie/support/