Looking for support with payroll year end? Explore our year end support hub to access your free checklist, webinars, FAQs and more. Check it out.

BrightPay 2024/25 is now available. Click here to get started with BrightPay's cloud software or click here to download BrightPay for Windows/Mac.

Please note : We are experiencing a higher number of calls and emails at this time of year, so you may experience a longer than usual wait time in reaching one of our support agents. 

NOTE: You are viewing documentation for a previous tax year version of BrightPay. Click here to view the documentation for the current 2024/25 tax year version.

Important Information for Mac Users

Our online documentation is designed to support both users of BrightPay for Windows and BrightPay for Mac.

As BrightPay for Windows however has been used as the main source of instruction, BrightPay for Mac users may find slight variances in places in instructions given and in the print screens provided.

There are also several features that are included in BrightPay for Windows which are not currently available in BrightPay for Mac. The main features that are not currently catered for are as follows:


  • Direct Emailing of Reports

  • 'Client Details' entry

  • Updating of existing employee data from CSV

  • Employer Calendar

  • SMP1, SPP1 & SAP1 forms

  • Creation of Address Labels

Need help? Support is available at 0345 9390019 or brightpayuksupport@brightsg.com.

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