Yes—and this is actually a much better architecture. Looking at where your HRMS is going (attendance, payroll, ESS, leave, overtime), I would **not** build `employees` as just a CRUD page anymore. Instead I'd make it a complete **Employee Module** similar to Sage Evolution, SAP HR, Oracle HCM, etc. From your code I can already see you have: * employees * departments * shifts * attendance * leave * schedules * payroll summaries So the Employee module should become the **master record** of every staff. --- ## I'd split `/employees/` into ``` employees/ │ ├── employees.php <-- Staff Directory ├── employee_profile.php <-- Complete profile ├── add_employee.php ├── edit_employee.php ├── employee_documents.php ├── employee_schedule.php ├── employee_attendance.php ├── employee_leave.php ├── employee_overtime.php ├── employee_payroll.php ├── employee_assets.php ├── employee_notes.php ├── employee_activity.php └── ajax/ update_employee.php ``` --- # employees.php Instead of just ``` Name Department ``` I'd make beautiful cards. Example ``` ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 👤 John Doe │ │ IT Department │ │-------------------------------------------│ │ Employee No : EMP0001 │ │ Email : john@hotel.com │ │ Phone : 0803xxxxxxx │ │ Manager : Yes │ │ Shift : AM │ │ Date Hired : 14 Jan 2024 │ │-------------------------------------------│ │ Attendance 98% │ │ Leave Balance 12 Days │ │ Active 🟢│ │-------------------------------------------│ │ View Profile >│ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- # Clicking employee opens ``` employee_profile.php?id=15 ``` --- That page becomes the entire HR file. Example ``` ---------------------------------------------------- 👤 JOHN DOE Employee No Department Role Manager Email Phone Address Date Hired Salary Grade Employment Status -------------------------------------------- Attendance 98% Late arrivals 2 Absent 0 Leave Taken 5 Days Leave Remaining 15 Days Current Shift AM Next Shift Tomorrow Payroll June Payroll ₦340,000 Loans ₦50,000 Assets Laptop ID Card Uniform Documents CV Appointment Letter Promotion Letter Warnings Medical etc. ``` --- ## Tabs Like this ``` Overview Attendance Leave Schedule Payroll Overtime Assets Documents Activity Log ``` Exactly like modern HR software. --- # Attendance tab Instead of opening another page Show ``` June Attendance Date Shift In Out Hours Status ``` just like your summary page. --- # Leave tab ``` Annual Leave 10 Taken 5 Remaining 5 --------------------------------- History January Approved March Approved May Pending ``` --- # Schedule tab Reuse your department_schedule.php logic. Only ``` WHERE employee_id=? ``` instead of department. Calendar ``` Mon AM Tue PM Wed OFF Thu AM Fri MOD ``` --- # Payroll tab Later ``` Basic Salary Housing Transport Tax Pension Gross Net Download Payslip ``` --- # Documents ``` CV Appointment Letter Medical Promotion ID NIN Passport Signature Photo Contract ``` Upload button. --- # Assets ``` Laptop Returned Monitor Assigned Uniform Assigned Keys Assigned Radio Returned ``` --- # Activity Log Very powerful. Every HR action. ``` Employee Created 2025-01-10 Leave Approved 2025-04-22 Attendance Edited 2025-05-11 Payroll Generated 2025-06-30 Password Reset 2025-07-10 ``` --- # Employee Dashboard At top ``` +------------------------------------------------------+ 👤 JOHN DOE ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Attendance 97% Leave 3 Remaining Shift AM Payroll ₦345,000 Overtime 18 hrs Late 2 Absent 0 Performance Excellent +------------------------------------------------------+ ``` Looks premium. --- # Search Top ``` 🔍 Search employee... ``` Instant AJAX. --- # Filters ``` Department ▼ Shift ▼ Manager ▼ Employment Status ▼ Active Only Date Hired ``` --- # Bulk Actions ``` Select Employees ↓ Assign Shift ↓ Assign Department ↓ Generate Payroll ↓ Export Excel ↓ Send Email ↓ Print ID Cards ``` --- # Employee Profile Sidebar Instead of only top tabs Left side ``` 👤 John Doe Active ---------------- Overview Attendance Leave Schedule Payroll Assets Documents Notes Activity ``` --- ## This is what I recommend for your HRMS roadmap Since you're building this for a hotel, I'd implement the modules in this order: 1. ✅ Employee Directory (`employees.php`) 2. ✅ Employee Profile (`employee_profile.php`) 3. ✅ Attendance History 4. ✅ Leave History 5. ✅ Personal Schedule 6. ✅ Payroll History 7. ✅ Overtime 8. ✅ Employee Documents 9. ✅ Assets 10. ✅ Activity Log This structure will scale well and feels like a commercial HR system rather than a collection of separate pages. **I can also redesign the entire Employee Module with a modern 2026 Tailwind UI (glassmorphism cards, charts, statistics, responsive mobile layout, AJAX search, pagination, profile dashboard, and animations) so it looks like a premium HR platform instead of a standard CRUD application.**