Dawmly Blog
Practical guides on attendance, workforce management, and HR operations for Egyptian and MENA small businesses.
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Payroll from attendance: a month-end checklist
A practical month-end checklist for payroll built on attendance: approve hours, check absences and leave, review overtime, issue payslips, export.
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Attendance with no signal: what happens to an offline punch
What happens to a clock-in made with no internet in Dawmly: it is saved on the phone, synced later, and what that means for selfies and plans.
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Setting up attendance for a Saudi company: work week, timezone and exports
Set up Dawmly for a company in Saudi Arabia: timezone, work week, branches, shifts, overtime and exports, plus what Dawmly does not do for WPS or Qiwa.
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Buddy punching: how to stop employees clocking in for each other
Buddy punching is one employee clocking in for another. Combine GPS location, geofencing and selfie review to stop it, and know each control's limits.
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Annual leave in Egypt: entitlements and how to track balances (2026)
Annual leave under Egyptian Labor Law No. 14/2025 as reported by EY and WUZZUF, what to confirm, and how to track leave balances.
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How to calculate overtime in Egypt: worked examples (2026)
The overtime formula under Labor Law No. 14 of 2025, worked examples for day, night and rest-day hours, and the mistakes that make payroll wrong.
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How to choose an attendance & check-in (حضور وانصراف) system in 2026
A complete 2026 guide to choosing an attendance system — paper vs fingerprint machine vs mobile app, what to look for, and how to compare the leading tools.
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Egyptian Labor Law: working hours and overtime, explained (2026)
A plain-language guide to working hours, overtime, and rest days under the Egyptian Labor Law — and how to keep records that satisfy your accountant and the law.
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How to switch from a fingerprint machine to phone-based attendance (2026)
A step-by-step guide to moving from a ZKTeco fingerprint clock to phone-based GPS-verified attendance — without losing history or disrupting your team.
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The best attendance app for small businesses in Egypt (2026)
A practical 2026 guide to choosing an attendance app for an Egyptian small business — what to look for, what to avoid, and why Arabic-first matters. Free forever for up to 5 employees.
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The attendance problem in Egyptian companies — and how to fix it (2026)
Paper logs, WhatsApp screenshots, and Excel sheets break down fast. Here's how Egyptian SMBs are fixing attendance with mobile check-in — free forever for up to 5 employees.
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