Accessing P60s will depend on the employee's status at the end of the tax year. 

In accordance with payroll regulations, employees who have ceased employment prior to year-end do not receive a P60. The P45 issued at the time of their departure provides the necessary details of earnings and tax paid. 

P60s are automatically sent to employee portals, depending on system settings, but only show taxable earnings. 

For past tax years, you must access the specific year's BrightPay software to obtain the documents. Additionally, some companies provide P60s to the employee portal automatically, just like payslips, making it easier for employees to access them.

If you wish to amend the settings for P60 availability, please go to the employer tab, select the employee portal and then select settings. You can then adjust the availability within this section.

If you have enabled the option under Employer > Employee Portal > Settings > Enable documents email notifications, the employee will receive an email notification informing them that their P60 is now available to view in their Employee portal.

When the employee then logs into their employee portal. The P60 will be available.

Note: If previous employment figures are not showing on the P60 for an employee, check the details in the Starter/Leaver tab are completed correctly.

To email P60s directly from BrightPay, navigate to the Employees section > select P60 icon > Email P60 PDF for multiple employees. Ensure that the employee has a valid email address their record, select the employee(s) from the list

You can choose to password protect the document by enabling this option at the bottom of the page before emailing.

You can update the address that appears on the P60 if an employee has recently moved. To do this:

• Open the relevant employee record in the Employees section
• Navigate to the address/contact details section
• Update the postal address as required
• Save the changes

Once updated, any generated P60 will display the correct postal address.

If you have amended the documentation availability date, but the P60s are still not showing in the employee portal - please re-open & re-finalise the last period in (week 52, month 12 etc) the tax year. This will then force the P60s settings and they will be visible in the Employee Portal.

Q. Can I generate a zero amount p60?

A. The P60 displays any salary in the tax year that has been subject to PAYE tax. If there has been no income liable for PAYE tax, then a zero-amount P60 can be generated.