Create or Import your Contractor into BrightPay.

To import an employer data file from BrightPay desktop into BrightCIS select Import from Windows or Mac.

Or you can To start importing a BrightPay employer data file into BrightCIS please select the Browse Contractors option.

In order to import into BrightCIS from BrightPay for Windows or Mac you will need to select the option of Import > Import from BrightPay for Windows/Mac 

Every contractor imported or created in your account needs to be added to an organisation. Select the organisation you wish to import your BrightPay employer file into.

In order to import the contractor please click select data file to upload. 

Then browse to where your BrightPay employer data files are saved. Please select the BrightPay employer data file you wish to import and select Open.

If you have multiple BrightPay employer data files you wish to import at the same time, please select shift and select the multiple BrightPay employer data files you wish to import and then select Open.

The BrightPay employer data files will start to import into BrightCIS. This should take about 30 seconds. The BrightPay employer data files will be highlighted in green once they are imported successfully

The Contractor details will be displayed on the Contractor home screen now.

Important 

The Import option on the Home screen is used for importing into BrightCIS from BrightPay Desktop or from another software using a CSV file. This is not the option to use when you want to import contractors from BrightCIS 2025/26 into 2026/27.

When you want to perform a tax‑year rollover, please follow the steps in the article “Importing to a new tax year from 2025/26 to 2026/27 – BrightCIS”, available here.