Dawmo 2026.9 is out — rendered payslips, a public API and calendar feeds. See what changed
What the Bahrain pack covers, what Dawmo does about each part of it, and the rules we are willing to state in writing, each with its source and the month it was last checked.
Rules change. A pack version does not lie about which ones were in force when a payroll ran.
Wage protection
Wage protection reporting to the labour authority
Social insurance
SIO contributions, with different rates for nationals and the end-of-service contribution for expatriates
End of service
Leaving indemnity, with an expatriate’s service from 1 March 2024 funded by the SIO end-of-service contribution
Nationalisation
Bahrainisation quotas, and LMRA fees per work permit
Calendar & working week
Friday–Saturday weekend
A generic HR tool
Wage file rebuilt in a spreadsheet each monthContribution rates kept in someone's notesEnd of service worked out by hand at exitNationalisation counted in a separate sheetThe working calendar remembered, not configuredThe Bahrain pack
LMRA wage fileEffective-datedSourcedSIOEffective-datedSourcedLeaving indemnityEffective-datedSourcedBahrainisationEffective-datedSourcedFriday–Saturday weekendEffective-datedSourcedIf one of these dates has gone stale, that is our failure. Tell us and we will fix it.
The Bahrainisation ratio is tracked against your sector's requirement.
LMRA Law 19/2006Last verified August 2026
This describes how Dawmo handles these rules. It is not legal advice and does not replace your own advisers, particularly where your contracts, entity structure or sector change the answer.
Bring last month’s payroll and we will run it through Dawmo on the call, with your own country pack in force.
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