Added employees management functions for Payroll staff

app.py

@@ -5923,7 +5923,7 @@ def export_statistics():
 
 # EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT ROUTES
 @app.route('/employees')
-@admin_required
+@login_required
 def employees():
     """Display employee management page with search and pagination"""
     try:
@@ -5985,7 +5985,7 @@ def employees():
         return redirect(url_for('dashboard'))
 
 @app.route('/employees/create', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
-@admin_required
+@login_required
 @log_database_operations('employee_creation')
 def create_employee():
     """Create new employee (Admin only)"""
@@ -6047,7 +6047,7 @@ def create_employee():
     return render_template('create_employee.html')
 
 @app.route('/employees/<int:employee_index>/edit', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
-@admin_required  
+@login_required  
 @log_database_operations('employee_update')
 def edit_employee(employee_index):
     """Edit existing employee (Admin only)"""
@@ -6118,7 +6118,7 @@ def edit_employee(employee_index):
         return redirect(url_for('employees'))
 
 @app.route('/employees/<int:employee_index>/delete', methods=['POST'])
-@admin_required
+@login_required
 @log_database_operations('employee_deletion')
 def delete_employee(employee_index):
     """Delete employee (Admin only) - Enhanced with better logging"""
@@ -6205,7 +6205,7 @@ def api_employees_search():
         return jsonify({'error': 'Search failed'}), 500
 
 @app.route('/employees/<int:employee_index>')
-@admin_required
+@login_required
 def employee_detail(employee_index):
     """View employee details with attendance summary"""
     try:

templates/base_authenticated.html

@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
                 <span class="menu-text">System Logs</span>
               </a>
               {% elif session.role in ['payroll'] %}
+              <a href="{{ url_for('employees') }}" class="menu-item">
+                <i class="fas fa-user"></i>
+                <span class="menu-text">Employees</span>
+              </a>
               <a href="{{ url_for('attendance_report') }}" class="menu-item">
                 <i class="fas fa-chart-line"></i>
                 <span class="menu-text">Reports</span>

templates/employees.html

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extra_head %}
     </div>
 
     <div class="header-actions">
-      {% if session.role == 'admin' %}
+      {% if session.role in ['admin', 'payroll'] %}
       <a href="{{ url_for('create_employee') }}" class="btn btn-primary">
         <i class="fas fa-plus"></i>
         Add Employee
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ extra_head %}
                   <i class="fas fa-eye"></i>
                 </a>
 
-                {% if session.role == 'admin' %}
+                {% if session.role in ['admin', 'payroll'] %}
                 <a
                   href="{{ url_for('edit_employee', employee_index=employee.index) }}"
                   class="btn btn-sm btn-warning"