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Release 2.6.0

Last updated on May 16, 2026

Fawry Business HR – Release 2.6.0

This release introduces significant enhancements across core HR functions, focusing on improving data accuracy, strengthening compliance controls, and increasing operational transparency. Key advancements include smarter applicant matching to reduce duplication risks, stricter governance for leave documentation, improved workforce analytics through headcount monitoring, and expanded mobile capabilities for attendance and workflow visibility. Together, these updates empower HR teams with better decision making tools, stronger control mechanisms, and a more seamless employee experience across web and mobile platforms.

Overall, these improvements directly support more efficient HR governance, improved audit readiness, and better employee lifecycle management.

What’s New for HR Teams

1. Applicant Top Similar Match

The system now intelligently analyzes applicant names and identifies the closest matching employee records. This helps HR teams quickly detect:

  • Duplicate profiles
  • Potential rehires
  • Family or related records
  • Data inconsistencies

This enhancement improves data quality and reduces identity duplication risks across the HR system.

2. Force Attachment on Leave Request

HR can now enforce mandatory document uploads for specific leave types such as:

  • Sick Leave
  • Emergency Leave
  • Maternity Leave

Requests cannot be submitted unless the required supporting documents are attached, ensuring stronger compliance and audit readiness.

3. Headcount Monitoring

A new workforce analytics capability that enables HR to monitor and compare panned vs. actual headcount in:

  • Business Units
  • Departments
  • Locations
  • Jobs

This supports strategic workforce planning and more informed decision-making.

4. Feature Voting

HR and Admin users can now actively participate in shaping the product roadmap by voting on upcoming features and enhancements. This introduces a collaborative innovation model, ensuring the system evolves based on real user needs.

5. Mobile Attendance Log

A dedicated mobile view for failed clock-in/out attempts, allowing HR to:

  • Review unsuccessful attendance logs
  • Identify root causes (GPS, network, permissions, etc.)
  • Take corrective actions

This improves attendance accuracy and operational transparency.

Enhancements That Improve Daily HR Operations

1. Employee Financial Transactions

HR can now trace employee financial transactions with full source visibility, including:

  • Manual entries
  • Loader imports
  • System-generated transactions
  • Requests-generated transactions
  • Attendance-based adjustments

This strengthens payroll validation, compliance, and financial transparency.

2. ATS Enhancements

The Applicant Tracking System now supports an Identification Number field (National ID / Passport), enabling:

  • Faster applicant search
  • Improved record accuracy
  • Easier candidate identification

3. Mission Force Attendance

A new configuration option “Require Attendance Validation” allows HR to decide whether attendance validation is mandatory per mission setup, providing greater flexibility in mission-based assignments, and system will consider employee location type as Free Location, to allow employee clock in/out during their approved mission.

4. Excuses for Flexible Hours Shift

Flexible Hours shift policies now support configurable excuse rules via a dedicated Excuse tab. This enables:

  • Rule-based excuse submission
  • Policy-level customization
  • Better alignment with flexible working models

Mobile Experience: HR On the Go

1. Rejection and Cancellation Reason

All workflow rejections and cancellations now require a mandatory reason. This ensures:

  • Clear communication with employees
  • Increased accountability
  • Transparent workflow decisions

The reason is automatically shared with the requester.

2. Wi-Fi Devices Enhancement

The Wi-Fi Devices screen now displays both:

  • Area name
  • Location name

for each recorded Wi-Fi connection, improving visibility and location-level tracking accuracy.

Why This Release Matters

Modern HR operations rely heavily on data integrity, automation, and real-time visibility. This release addresses critical gaps in these areas by:

  • Reducing employee data duplication risks through intelligent matching
  • Enforcing compliance in leave management via mandatory attachments
  • Enhancing workforce planning with real-time headcount analytics
  • Improving transparency in payroll and workflow operations
  • Strengthening mobile HR capabilities for on-the-go management

Final Thought

This release is a meaningful step toward a more intelligent, transparent, and employee-centric HR platform. By strengthening data validation, enhancing compliance controls, and expanding mobile capabilities, it enables HR teams to operate with greater confidence, speed, and precision—while laying the foundation for more data-driven workforce management in future releases.