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Employment - General

An employer is responsible for ensuring all their employees receive certain basic employment rights. Although some industries require employers to meet different requirements, the main obligations include:

A "Day 5" Statement to be provided within 5 days of commencing employment
A written statement of terms and conditions of employment within 2 months of commencing employment
A written statement of pay or ‘payslip’ at each pay period
A minimum wage
A maximum working week
Unpaid breaks during working hours
Annual leave from work
A minimum amount of notice before termination of employment
The maintenance of records in relation to their employees and their entitlements

To help employers meet their legal employment obligation, Thesaurus Software Ltd offers Bright Contracts.

Bright Contracts is software that lets users create tailored employment contracts and staff handbooks. Additional services include an online portal with access to template HR letters and forms, HR guidance and an Employment Law webinar library - vital for dealing with day-to-day HR issues.

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Or for further information call us on 01 8499 699 or visit www.brightcontracts.ie

Need help? Support is available at 01 8352074 or [email protected].

BrightPay (Cloud) System Requirements 2026 BrightPay - Availability What's New in BrightPay?

Logging into BrightPay with your Bright ID

Auto Enrolment in BrightPay

What is Auto Enrolment?Auto Enrolment Terminology Explained Auto Enrolment in BrightPay tutorial and guide Processing Auto Enrolment in BrightPay Retrieving an Automatic Enrolment Payroll Notification (AEPN)Sending the Auto Enrolment Contribution Submission (AECS)Auto Enrolment FAQ's

What's happening to BrightPay for Windows?Introduction to BrightPay Getting Started

Getting Set up in BrightPay Creating an Organisation Add or Import an Employer

Starting the New Tax Year

How do I start processing 2026 payroll?Importing From 2025 BrightPay Starting the new tax year - FAQs

Importing Into BrightPay from BrightPay Windows Moving to BrightPay from another payroll software

Importing into BrightPay from Thesaurus Payroll ManagerImporting Employees - List of Employee Data that can be Imported into BrightPay Adding your ROS Certificate - Employer Adding your ROS Certificate - Agent Setting up Employees using the RPN Setting up Employees using a CSV File

Two Factor Authentication - Organisation

Enabling Two Factor Authentication Selecting Method to Receive Verification Code Two Factor Authentication FAQs

User Management

Overview of User Roles & Permissions Team Member Roles Inviting a User

MultiUser Enhancements Employer Details

Adding a New Employer Adding/Amending Employer Details Adding/Amending Departments Adding/Amending Hourly Rates Adding/Amending Daily Rates Adding/Amending Piece Rates Adding/Amending Deduction Types Adding/Amending Addition Types Adding/Amending Savings Scheme Adding/Amending Bank Accounts Adding/Amending Pension Schemes Employer Calendar

Employee Details

Personal Employment Payment PAYE Details HR Generating Employee Works Numbers Adding New Employees from a CSV File Adding Employees from an RPN

Digital Certificates

Why do I need to add my Revenue Digital Certificate?Adding a Revenue Digital Certificate - Employers Adding a Revenue Digital Certificate - Agents Saving a ROS Digital Certificate on to your computer Transferring a ROS Digital Certificate from one computer to another

Revenue Payroll Notifications (RPNs)

What is a Revenue Payroll Notification (RPN)?Employment Identifier RPN Number Retrieving your Employee RPNs each pay period

Processing Payroll

Setting up your Payment Schedule Weekly Payroll Fortnightly Payroll 4-weekly Payroll Monthly Payroll Quarterly Payroll Annual/Yearly Payroll Period Summary View (Payroll Preview)

Payroll Submission Requests (PSRs)

What is a Payroll Submission Request (PSR)?Submitting your periodic pay data to Revenue Correction PSRs

Importing Pay Data using CSV File

Importing Periodic Payments using CSV file Importing Daily Payments using CSV File Importing Hourly Payments using CSV File Importing Additions using CSV File Importing Deductions using CSV File Importing Notes using CSV File Importing Payments, Additions & Deductions in a single CSV File CSV Import Preferences

Distributing Payslips

Printing Payslips Emailing Payslips Exporting Payslips Customising Payslips

Paying Employees

Paying Employees by Cash Paying Employees by Cheque Paying Employees by Credit Transfer & Creating a Bank File Paying Employees by Modulr

Making Corrections in Payroll

Correction PSRs Re-opening the last pay period for one or more employees Re-opening more than one pay period for one or more employees

Payroll Calendar 2025 Payroll Calendar 2026 Benefit in Kind

Benefit in Kind - General Information Company Cars/Vans Preferential Loans Accommodation Medical Insurance - Annual Medical Insurance - One Off Shared Based Remuneration Annual Benefits One Off Benefits

Employee Self Service Portal

BrightPay Employee Self Service Portal - Overview Manager's PortalEnabling Employee Access to Self Service Portal Disabling/Editing Employee Access to Self Service Configuring Employee Self Service Options Inviting Employees to use Self ServiceEmployee Self Service PortalEmployee Mobile App

BrightPay (Cloud) Service Infrastructure Payroll Journals

Payroll Journals - Overview

Payroll Deductions

PAYE PRSI Local Property Tax (LPT)USC

National Minimum Living Wage Pensions

Adding/Amending Pension Schemes Entering Normal Pension Deductions Normal Pensions Report CWPS

Switching an Employee's Pay Frequency Year End

Year End - Frequently Asked Questions

Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR)

ERR Overview ERR Categories Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR) FAQs

Signing Up for your Bright ID Sending Expense/Benefit details from BrightPay to BrightExpenses BrightPay to BrightExpenses Tutorial

Payslip Translations 2025 Budget - Employer Focus 2026 Budget - Employer Focus Annual Leave

Processing Holiday Pay - Current Pay Period Processing Holiday Pay - Pre-paying in Advance Recording an Employee's Annual Leave Batch Processing of Employee Annual Leave on the Calendar Holiday Entitlements - Useful Information Accrual of Annual Leave Whilst on Sick Leave

Employment Law - Information

Employment - General Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 Minimum Wage

SEPA format - Banks catered for in BrightPay Two Factor Authentication - Employees

Enabling Two Factor Authentication for Employees Selecting Method to Receive Verification Code Employee Two Factor Authentication FAQs

Auto Enrolment FAQ's Help Guide Processing Auto Enrolment Auto Enrolment Webinar Q&A

Client Portal - Overview Adding Users for the Client Portal Options for Users on the Client Portal Dashboard - Client Portal Client Portal - EmployerClient Portal - PayrollClient Portal - Employees

Add a New Resource Resource Options

Release Notes Importing Information From Connect into BrightPay cloud

Importing Information From Connect into BrightPay cloud Frequently Asked Questions