diff --git a/api/search.php b/api/search.php
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+++ b/api/search.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../db/config.php';
+
+$q = $_GET['q'] ?? '';
+
+if (strlen($q) < 2) {
+    echo json_encode([]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$results = [];
+
+try {
+    $db = db();
+
+    // Search Projects
+    $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT id, name, code FROM projects WHERE name LIKE ? OR code LIKE ? LIMIT 5");
+    $stmt->execute(['%' . $q . '%', '%' . $q . '%']);
+    foreach ($stmt->fetchAll() as $row) {
+        $results[] = [
+            'type' => 'Project',
+            'id' => $row['id'],
+            'label' => $row['name'] . ' (' . $row['code'] . ')',
+            'url' => 'project_detail.php?id=' . $row['id']
+        ];
+    }
+
+    // Search Employees
+    $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT id, name, position FROM employees WHERE name LIKE ? OR first_name LIKE ? OR last_name LIKE ? LIMIT 5");
+    $stmt->execute(['%' . $q . '%', '%' . $q . '%', '%' . $q . '%']);
+    foreach ($stmt->fetchAll() as $row) {
+        $results[] = [
+            'type' => 'Employee',
+            'id' => $row['id'],
+            'label' => $row['name'] . ' - ' . ($row['position'] ?? 'Staff'),
+            'url' => 'employee_detail.php?id=' . $row['id']
+        ];
+    }
+
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    // Silence error for now
+}
+
+echo json_encode($results);
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diff --git a/employee_detail.php b/employee_detail.php
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+++ b/employee_detail.php
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+<?php
+require_once __DIR__ . '/db/config.php';
+
+$id = $_GET['id'] ?? null;
+if (!$id) {
+    header('Location: employees.php');
+    exit;
+}
+
+$db = db();
+$employee = $db->prepare("SELECT * FROM employees WHERE id = ?");
+$employee->execute([$id]);
+$employee = $employee->fetch();
+
+if (!$employee) {
+    die("Employee not found.");
+}
+
+$pageTitle = "Employee Detail: " . htmlspecialchars($employee['name']);
+include __DIR__ . '/includes/header.php';
+
+// Fetch recent labour entries
+$stmt = $db->prepare("
+    SELECT l.*, p.name as project_name, lt.name as labour_type 
+    FROM labour_entries l 
+    JOIN projects p ON l.project_id = p.id 
+    JOIN labour_types lt ON l.labour_type_id = lt.id 
+    WHERE l.employee_id = ? 
+    ORDER BY l.entry_date DESC 
+    LIMIT 20
+");
+$stmt->execute([$id]);
+$entries = $stmt->fetchAll();
+
+// Fetch summary stats
+$stats = $db->prepare("SELECT SUM(hours) as total_hours, COUNT(*) as entry_count FROM labour_entries WHERE employee_id = ?");
+$stats->execute([$id]);
+$stats = $stats->fetch();
+?>
+
+<div class="container-fluid py-4">
+    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-4">
+        <div>
+            <nav aria-label="breadcrumb">
+                <ol class="breadcrumb mb-1">
+                    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="employees.php text-decoration-none">Employees</a></li>
+                    <li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page"><?= htmlspecialchars($employee['name']) ?></li>
+                </ol>
+            </nav>
+            <h1 class="h3 mb-0"><?= htmlspecialchars($employee['name']) ?></h1>
+            <p class="text-muted"><?= htmlspecialchars($employee['position'] ?? 'Staff') ?></p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+            <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm"><i class="bi bi-pencil me-1"></i> Edit Employee</button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="row g-4">
+        <div class="col-md-3">
+            <div class="card h-100">
+                <div class="card-header">Information</div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label class="small text-muted d-block">Email</label>
+                        <span><?= htmlspecialchars($employee['email'] ?? 'N/A') ?></span>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label class="small text-muted d-block">Start Date</label>
+                        <span><?= $employee['start_date'] ? date('M j, Y', strtotime($employee['start_date'])) : 'N/A' ?></span>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-0">
+                        <label class="small text-muted d-block">Total Hours Logged</label>
+                        <span class="fs-4 fw-bold text-primary"><?= number_format($stats['total_hours'] ?? 0, 1) ?></span>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-md-9">
+            <div class="card">
+                <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                    <span>Recent Labour Entries</span>
+                    <a href="labour.php?employee_id=<?= $id ?>" class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-decoration-none">View All</a>
+                </div>
+                <div class="card-body p-0">
+                    <div class="table-responsive">
+                        <table class="table table-hover">
+                            <thead>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <th>Date</th>
+                                    <th>Project</th>
+                                    <th>Type</th>
+                                    <th>Hours</th>
+                                    <th>Notes</th>
+                                </tr>
+                            </thead>
+                            <tbody>
+                                <?php if (empty($entries)): ?>
+                                    <tr>
+                                        <td colspan="5" class="text-center py-4 text-muted">No entries found for this employee.</td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                <?php else: ?>
+                                    <?php foreach ($entries as $e): ?>
+                                        <tr>
+                                            <td><?= date('Y-m-d', strtotime($e['entry_date'])) ?></td>
+                                            <td><a href="project_detail.php?id=<?= $e['project_id'] ?>" class="text-decoration-none"><?= htmlspecialchars($e['project_name']) ?></a></td>
+                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($e['labour_type']) ?></td>
+                                            <td class="fw-bold text-primary"><?= number_format($e['hours'], 1) ?></td>
+                                            <td class="text-muted small"><?= htmlspecialchars(substr($e['notes'], 0, 50)) ?><?= strlen($e['notes']) > 50 ? '...' : '' ?></td>
+                                        </tr>
+                                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                                <?php endif; ?>
+                            </tbody>
+                        </table>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<?php include __DIR__ . '/includes/footer.php'; ?>
diff --git a/includes/header.php b/includes/header.php
index 8c9c0d4..5129896 100644
--- a/includes/header.php
+++ b/includes/header.php
@@ -75,10 +75,67 @@ $currentPage = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
                     <a class="nav-link <?= $currentPage === 'settings.php' ? 'active' : '' ?>" href="settings.php">Settings</a>
                 </li>
             </ul>
-            <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-muted small">
-                <span class="me-3">Tenant: <strong>Acme Research</strong></span>
-                <span class="badge bg-light text-dark border">Global Admin</span>
+            <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                <div class="position-relative me-3" style="width: 250px;">
+                    <div class="input-group input-group-sm">
+                        <span class="input-group-text bg-white border-end-0"><i class="bi bi-search"></i></span>
+                        <input type="text" id="globalSearch" class="form-control border-start-0 ps-0" placeholder="Search projects or employees..." autocomplete="off">
+                    </div>
+                    <div id="searchResults" class="dropdown-menu w-100 mt-1 shadow-sm" style="display: none; max-height: 300px; overflow-y: auto;"></div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-muted small">
+                    <span class="me-3">Tenant: <strong>Acme Research</strong></span>
+                    <span class="badge bg-light text-dark border">Global Admin</span>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </nav>
+
+<script>
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+    const searchInput = document.getElementById('globalSearch');
+    const searchResults = document.getElementById('searchResults');
+    let debounceTimer;
+
+    searchInput.addEventListener('input', function() {
+        clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+        const query = this.value.trim();
+        
+        if (query.length < 2) {
+            searchResults.style.display = 'none';
+            return;
+        }
+
+        debounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            fetch(`api/search.php?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`)
+                .then(response => response.json())
+                .then(data => {
+                    searchResults.innerHTML = '';
+                    if (data.length > 0) {
+                        data.forEach(item => {
+                            const div = document.createElement('a');
+                            div.href = item.url;
+                            div.className = 'dropdown-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center';
+                            div.innerHTML = `
+                                <span>${item.label}</span>
+                                <span class="badge bg-light text-muted extra-small">${item.type}</span>
+                            `;
+                            searchResults.appendChild(div);
+                        });
+                        searchResults.style.display = 'block';
+                    } else {
+                        searchResults.innerHTML = '<div class="dropdown-item text-muted small">No results found</div>';
+                        searchResults.style.display = 'block';
+                    }
+                });
+        }, 300);
+    });
+
+    document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+        if (!searchInput.contains(e.target) && !searchResults.contains(e.target)) {
+            searchResults.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+    });
+});
+</script>
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