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Notice of Attachment

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A Notice of Attachment or an Attachment of Earnings Order is a debt recovery order issued via the courts or a government department like the Department of Social Protection to be added to an employee's payroll.

 

In BrightPay Ireland, there is no standalone "Notice of Attachment / Attachment Orders" field.
A Department of Social Protection (DSP) Notice of Attachment must be set up manually as a custom Net Deduction (an after-tax, USC, PRSI deduction).
 
Step 1: Create the Deduction Type
To ensure the deduction is properly categorised and available to assign, you first need to create it at the employer level:
  1. Go to the Employer tab on the main menu bar.
  2. Select Deduction Types on the left menu.
  3. Click New.
  4. In the Name field, enter a clear description (e.g., DSP Attachment Notice or DSP Debt Recovery).
  5. Important: Leave all the checkboxes under "Deduct before..." (PAYE, PRSI, USC) unticked. A Notice of Attachment must be taken from the employee's Net Pay (after all statutory taxes have been calculated).
  6. Set the Default Repetition to Repeat until manually removed (or leave it as default to manage on the payslip). Click Save.
 
Step 2: Apply it to the Employee's Payslip
Once created, you apply it to the specific employee inside the payroll:
  1. Go to the Payroll tab on the top menu.
  2. Select the Employee’s Name from the list on the left side.
  3. In the Additions & Deductions section in the centre of the screen, click the Add button.
  4. Select your newly created DSP Attachment Notice from the list.
  5. Enter the monetary amount (€) required to be deducted for that specific pay period as instructed by the DSP letter.
 
Step 3: Managing a Cap or End Date
If you wish to edit how long the deduction runs so you don't accidentally over-deduct a total fixed debt, you can build in an end parameter:
  • Click the Edit spanner icon next to the deduction on the employee's screen.
  • You can change the repetition rule from here, choosing to have it repeat indefinitely or to repeat up to a specific pay period/date in the future when the debt is expected to clear.

 

Any deductions made from an employee's pay, must then be paid by the employer to the relevant department / issuer.

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