Clarify these points

  • Legal employer and workplace
  • Title, responsibilities and manager
  • Gross and expected net salary
  • Social-insurance registration and wage
  • Fixed versus variable compensation
  • Working hours and weekly rest
  • Medical and transport benefits
  • Probation, notice and termination terms
  • Review timing
  • Which terms appear in the final contract

Watch for moving numbers

If the advertised or verbal amount changes at the contract stage, ask for a written explanation. Do not count discretionary incentives as fixed monthly income.

Check the governing law is current

Egypt's Labour Law No. 14 of 2025 replaced Law No. 12 of 2003. An employer or online guide may still reference the previous framework. Use the official Ministry of Labour materials and current implementing decisions.

Test the culture during hiring

Repeated missed appointments, pressure to sign immediately, refusal to answer basic pay questions and an unwillingness to let you meet the team can preview the employment relationship.