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Restoring from a Cloud Backup

Once an employer has been connected, BrightPay Connect will maintain a chronological history of your backups automatically for you. These backups can be restored at any time, if required.

To restore a backup from BrightPay Connect

1) On BrightPay’s starting screen, select the BrightPay Connect tab:

2) Sign in to your BrightPay Connect account. The employers that have been connected to your BrightPay Connect account will be displayed on screen, as well as the date and time that they last synchronised.

3) Click the spanner symbol to the right of the employer file you wish to restore and select 'Restore from Cloud Backup..'.

4) Select the backup you wish to restore and click 'Restore'.

5) As soon as the download is complete, click 'Restore and Open' to replace your current data file with the backup. Alternatively, press 'Save as' to save the backup to a location on your computer.

A backup can also be restored while you are in an employer file which is connected to BrightPay Connect:

1) Click the green Cloud icon at the top right of the screen and select 'Restore from Cloud Backup'.

2) Select the backup you wish to restore and click 'Restore'.

3) As soon as the download is complete, click 'Restore and Open' to replace your current data file with the backup. Alternatively, press 'Save as' to save the backup to a location on your computer.

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Installing BrightPay

Installing the software on to your PC Setting Up BrightPay for Multiple Users Download Sample Employer Files

2017 Budget - Employer Summary Payroll Calendar Minimum Wage Pension Related Deduction (PRD)Ordering for Next Year

Getting Started

Introduction to BrightPay Setting up an employer and its employees using a ROS P2C File

Importing from Previous Year

Importing from BrightPay 2016 Importing from Thesaurus Payroll Manager

Switching from Thesaurus Payroll Manager to BrightPay mid year Importing employee data from another payroll package

Employee Data that can be Imported into BrightPay Migrating from SAGE Micropay to BrightPay

Adding a New Company Additional Employer Information Setup Initial Rates of pay Adding/ Amending Hourly Rates Adding/ Amending Daily Rates Adding/ Amending Piece Rates Adding/ Amending Addition Types Adding/ Amending Deduction Types Adding/ Amending Pension Schemes Adding/ Amending Savings Schemes Adding/ Amending Bank Accounts Adding/ Amending Departments

Exporting a P2C file from ROS Importing a P2C file Personal Employment Payment Revenue Details HR CSO

Payroll Deductions

Universal Social Charge Universal Social Charge - Calculations USC Exempt Status v USC Exempt Income PAYE - Pay As You Earn Cumulative Basis/Week 1 Basis/Temporary Basis Emergency Tax Basis PRSI PRSI - 2017 Tables Local Property Tax (LPT)Bike to Work Scheme

Processing Weekly Payroll Processing Fortnightly Payroll Processing Monthly Payroll Processing 4-Weekly Payroll Net to Gross Payments Entering Pension Deductions Allocating An Employee's Pay across Departments Importing Pay Data from a CSV File Finalising Payslips Printing Payslips Emailing Payslips Exporting Payslips Paying Employees

Mid-year Starters

Setting up a new employee mid-year Preparing a P45 Part 3 for ROS Preparing a P46 for ROS Submitting a P46/P45 Part 3 to ROS

Issuing a P45 Printing a P45 Reversing a P45 Submitting a P45 to ROS

Adding/ Amending Pension Schemes Entering Normal Pension Deductions Entering a CWPS Pension Entering a NECI Pension Normal Pensions Report CWPS & NECI Reports

Illness Benefit

Illness Benefit - General Employer does not pay employee while out sick Employer pays employee while out sick but employee retains the illness benefit Employer pays employee while out sick and receives the illness benefit Making adjustments to previously paid illness benefit

Benefit in Kind

Benefit in Kind - General Information Vehicles Loans Accommodation Medical Insurance - Annual Medical Insurance - One-Off Share Based Remuneration Annual Benefits One-Off Benefits

Parenting Leave

Adoptive Leave & Pay Maternity Leave & Pay Paternity Leave and Pay

Holiday Entitlements - Useful Information Processing Holiday Pay Accrual of Annual Leave Whilst on Sick Leave

Employee Calendar Making Corrections to Payroll

Re-defining Schedule of Periods Re-opening Payslips

Monthly P30 Return Quarterly P30 Return P30 ROS File

Saved Reports Creating a New Report Viewing Reports Editing Reports Saving Reports Printing Reports Exporting Reports

Backing Up & Restoring Data Files

Backing Up Your Payroll Data Restoring a Payroll Data File

Preparing a P35 ROS File Submitting a P35 to ROS P60s Week 53 Medical Insurance Eligible for Tax Relief

Glossary of Terms - Foreign Language Help Sheets

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EHECS (EARNINGS, HOURS & EMPLOYMENT COSTS SURVEY)

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