diff --git a/src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto.ts b/src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto.ts
index 2e03d92..5441fdb 100644
--- a/src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto.ts
+++ b/src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,27 @@ export class EmployeeDetailedDto {
     @IsInt() daily_expected_hours: number;
     @IsDateString() @IsOptional() last_work_day?: string | null;
     @IsString() @IsOptional() residence?: string;
-    @IsOptional() @Type(() => PaidTimeOffDto) paid_time_off?: Partial<PaidTimeOffDto> | null;
+    @IsOptional() @Type(() => PaidTimeOffDto) paid_time_off?: Partial<PaidTimeOffDto>;
+    @IsInt() @IsPositive() @Type(() => Number) external_payroll_id: number;
+    @IsArray() @IsString({ each: true }) user_module_access: string[];
+    @IsInt() @IsOptional() preset_id?: number; 
+}
+
+export class EmployeeDetailedUpsertDto {
+    @IsString() @IsNotEmpty() first_name: string;
+    @IsString() @IsNotEmpty() last_name: string;
+    @IsString() @IsOptional() employee_full_name: string;
+    @IsString() @IsOptional() supervisor_full_name: string;
+    @IsOptional() @IsBoolean() is_supervisor: boolean;
+    @IsString() company_name: string;
+    @IsString() @IsOptional() job_title: string;
+    @IsEmail() @IsOptional() email: string;
+    @IsString() phone_number: string;
+    @IsDateString() first_work_day: string;
+    @IsInt() daily_expected_hours: number;
+    @IsDateString() @IsOptional() last_work_day?: string | null;
+    @IsString() @IsOptional() residence?: string;
+    @IsOptional() @Type(() => PaidTimeOffDto) paid_time_off?: PaidTimeOffDto;
     @IsInt() @IsPositive() @Type(() => Number) external_payroll_id: number;
     @IsArray() @IsString({ each: true }) user_module_access: string[];
     @IsInt() @IsOptional() preset_id?: number; 
diff --git a/src/identity-and-account/employees/employees.controller.ts b/src/identity-and-account/employees/employees.controller.ts
index 7b68d6d..5771a06 100644
--- a/src/identity-and-account/employees/employees.controller.ts
+++ b/src/identity-and-account/employees/employees.controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Modules as ModulesEnum } from ".prisma/client";
 import { ModuleAccessAllowed } from "src/common/decorators/modules-guard.decorators";
 import { Access } from "src/common/decorators/module-access.decorators";
 import { Result } from "src/common/errors/result-error.factory";
-import { EmployeeDetailedDto } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto";
+import { EmployeeDetailedDto, EmployeeDetailedUpsertDto } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto";
 import { EmployeesGetService } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-get.service";
 import { EmployeesCreateService } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-create.service";
 import { EmployeesUpdateService } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-update.service";
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class EmployeesController {
 
 	@Post('create')
 	@ModuleAccessAllowed(ModulesEnum.employee_management)
-	async createEmployee(@Body() dto: EmployeeDetailedDto): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
+	async createEmployee(@Body() dto: EmployeeDetailedUpsertDto): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
 		return await this.createService.createEmployee(dto);
 	}
 
 	@Patch('update')
 	@ModuleAccessAllowed(ModulesEnum.employee_management)
-	async updateEmployee(@Body() dto:EmployeeDetailedDto){
+	async updateEmployee(@Body() dto:EmployeeDetailedUpsertDto){
 		return await this.updateService.updateEmployee(dto);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-update.service.ts b/src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-update.service.ts
index d617eb3..7bb28e1 100644
--- a/src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-update.service.ts
+++ b/src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-update.service.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
 import { PrismaService } from "src/prisma/prisma.service";
 
-import { Modules } from "src/common/mappers/module-access.mapper";
 import { EmailToIdResolver } from "src/common/mappers/email-id.mapper";
 import { toDateFromString } from "src/common/utils/date-utils";
 import { Result } from "src/common/errors/result-error.factory";
 
 import { toCompanyCodeFromString } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/employee.utils";
-import { EmployeeDetailedDto } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto";
+import { EmployeeDetailedUpsertDto } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/employee-detailed.dto";
 import { toBooleanFromString } from "src/identity-and-account/employees/services/employees-get.service";
+import { PaidTimeOffDto } from "src/time-and-attendance/domains/paid-time-off.dto";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class EmployeesUpdateService {
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ export class EmployeesUpdateService {
         private readonly emailResolver: EmailToIdResolver,
     ) { }
 
-    async updateEmployee(dto: EmployeeDetailedDto): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
+    async updateEmployee(dto: EmployeeDetailedUpsertDto): Promise<Result<boolean, string>> {
         const user_id = await this.emailResolver.resolveUserIdWithEmail(dto.email);
-        if (!user_id.success) return { success: false, error: 'EMPLOYEE_NOT_FOUND' }
+        if (!user_id.success) return { success: false, error: 'EMPLOYEE_NOT_FOUND'}
+
+        const employee = await this.prisma.employees.findFirst({
+            where: { user_id: user_id.data },
+            select: { id: true },
+        })
+
+        if (!employee) return { success: false, error: 'EMPLOYEE_NOT_FOUND'};
 
         const company_code = toCompanyCodeFromString(dto.company_name);
         const supervisor_id = await this.toIdFromFullName(dto.supervisor_full_name);
@@ -37,6 +44,7 @@ export class EmployeesUpdateService {
                     residence: dto.residence,
                 },
             });
+
             await tx.userModuleAccess.upsert({
                 where: { user_id: user_id.data },
                 update: {
@@ -57,6 +65,26 @@ export class EmployeesUpdateService {
                     timesheets_approval: normalized_access.timesheets_approval,
                 },
             });
+
+            const employee_pto = dto.paid_time_off ?? new PaidTimeOffDto(employee.id);
+
+            await tx.paidTimeOff.upsert({
+                where: { employee_id: employee_pto.employee_id },
+                update: {
+                    sick_hours: employee_pto.sick_hours,
+                    vacation_hours: employee_pto.vacation_hours,
+                    banked_hours: employee_pto.banked_hours,
+                    last_updated: employee_pto.last_updated,
+                },
+                create: {
+                    employee_id: employee_pto.employee_id,
+                    sick_hours: employee_pto.sick_hours,
+                    vacation_hours: employee_pto.vacation_hours,
+                    banked_hours: employee_pto.banked_hours,
+                    last_updated: employee_pto.last_updated,
+                }
+            })
+
             return tx.employees.update({
                 where: { user_id: user_id.data },
                 data: {
diff --git a/src/time-and-attendance/domains/paid-time-off.dto.ts b/src/time-and-attendance/domains/paid-time-off.dto.ts
index 8f56175..3dd12c0 100644
--- a/src/time-and-attendance/domains/paid-time-off.dto.ts
+++ b/src/time-and-attendance/domains/paid-time-off.dto.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@ import { Type } from "class-transformer";
 import { IsDateString, IsDecimal, IsInt, IsNotEmpty, IsNumber, IsOptional } from "class-validator";
 
 export class PaidTimeOffDto {
-    @IsInt() @IsNotEmpty() id: number;
+    @IsInt() id: number;
     @IsInt() @IsNotEmpty() employee_id: number;
     @IsOptional() @Type(() => Number) vacation_hours?: number;
     @IsOptional() @Type(() => Number) sick_hours?: number;
     @IsOptional() @Type(() => Number) banked_hours?: number;
     @IsDateString() @IsOptional() last_updated: string;
+
+    constructor(employee_id: number) {
+        this.employee_id = employee_id;
+        this.banked_hours = 0;
+        this.sick_hours = 0;
+        this.vacation_hours = 0;
+        this.last_updated = new Date().toISOString();
+    }
 }
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