FEATURES
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Brain Payroll - Phase 3
BrightPay
Buddy
Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar
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FREQUENCIES
Other frequencies
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HMRC-recognised software
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RTI submissions
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P9/P6 uplift – automatic HMRC data interface (P6, P9 & student loans)
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Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60
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Off-payroll workers
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STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
CIS
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AEOs
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Split NI calculations
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Aggregated NI calculations
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Automatic NI category letter changes
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Automatic NI recalculation
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Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions
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Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines
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Teachers payroll
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Multiple rates of pay
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Payslip reworks
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Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)
FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY
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Bulk changes - fixed
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Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides
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Email integration functionality (for emailing documents)
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Supplementary runs
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Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP
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Automatic calculation of phased returns to work 52-week average holiday pay calculations
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ABSENCE PROCESSING
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Rolled-up holiday pay calculations
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Holiday entitlement accrual (for part-year and irregular hours workers)
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Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules
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Bacs
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Faster payment service (CHAPS)
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Payments across multiple bank accounts
PAYMENTS
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Third-party payments Multi-currency payments
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Employee visibility of earned wage
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EARNED WAGE ACCESS
Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts Integration with Bacs / payroll Automatic enrolment assessment Automatic enrolment correspondence Automatic enrolment deductions
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Occ. % pension pay Occ. fixed deductions
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PENSIONS
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Salary sacrifice
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Net pay arrangement
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Relief at source
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Additional voluntary contributions (AVCs)
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Payroll analysis
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Negative net / zero net
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Net variance
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National minimum wage checks
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Bank detail changes Starters / leavers
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YTD totals
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REPORTING
Cost code analysis Pay element analysis
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Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality
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Bespoke reporting Change audit report
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Ability to export reports, e.g., spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)
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Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)
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EXTRA FEATURES
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Self-service features (see page 20 for details)
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CIPP PAYROLL SOFTWARE DIRECTORY 2026
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