Paypath
PayPath is the electronic way through which wages/salaries may be paid directly into employees' bank or building society accounts in the Republic of Ireland.*
How Paypath works:
- You can transmit your PayPath file via iBusiness Banking
- The cost of PayPath transactions is as follows: 5c per transaction or a minimum of EUR6.35 per month
- Payment cycle by iBusiness Banking covers two working days
Day 1: Deadline for transmission to AIB is 14.00 the day prior to payment date
Day 2: Entries passed to both Company and Employees Accounts
Benefits of PayPath:
For the Employer
- More cost effective than issuing cheques or cash
- A secure and efficient means to pay wages and salaries, with the added benefit of not having the need to carry large amounts of cash
- Convenient - all payments are made at the same time
- Improved cashflow management
- Account reconciliation is reduced
For the Employee
- Employees can access their pay from 7.00am on pay-day at ATMs*
- Pay is automatically lodged even if the employee is sick or on holidays
- Reduced security risk
*Please note that it may take longer to process payments to certain building society accounts
Your next steps will involve:
- Check that your Payroll System has a PayPath option
- Contact your relationship manager to find out more about Paypath
Please note that prior to going live on Paypath, iBusiness Banking will need to be activated