Attendance and shift scheduling for restaurants and cafes
Restaurant and cafe teams work late, split and overnight shifts, and many staff do not carry a work phone. Dawmly handles overnight shifts automatically, supports a shared tablet at the door, and calculates overtime from real hours.
Common problems
- Closing shifts run past midnight and confuse a simple time sheet
- Part-time and casual staff swap shifts informally
- Not every cook or runner wants to use their own phone
- Late-night and holiday overtime is argued about at pay time
How Dawmly helps
- Shift scheduling (Plan: Starter) — Overnight shifts are detected automatically, and staff can request swaps.
- Payroll (Plan: Growth) — Day, night, rest-day and holiday overtime multipliers that you set, with itemised payslips.
- Branches (Plan: Starter) — Run every outlet from one dashboard with unlimited branches.
- Leave management (Plan: Starter) — Track leave balances and approve requests from your phone.
- Offline attendance (Plan: Every plan) — Punches queue on the phone if the kitchen has no signal.
Kiosk mode (Starter and above) lets staff clock in with a PIN or QR code on a shared tablet at the entrance, so nobody needs a personal phone.
What it costs
For example, a team of 15 costs 825 EGP per month on Starter or 1,375 EGP per month on Growth, in Egyptian pounds with volume bands. The Free plan stays free forever for up to 5 employees. See pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dawmly handle shifts that end after midnight?
Yes. Overnight shifts are detected automatically.
Can staff without smartphones clock in?
Yes. Kiosk mode on a shared tablet accepts a PIN or QR code per employee, from the Starter plan.
Can I set different overtime rates for nights and holidays?
Yes. You set the day, night, rest-day and holiday multipliers and the daily overtime cap in payroll settings, on the Growth plan.
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