prepare($countQuery);
$stmt->execute($params);
$totalEmployees = $stmt->fetchColumn();
$totalPages = ceil($totalEmployees / $limit);
// Fetch Data
$query = "
SELECT e.*, d.name_$lang as department_name, p.name_$lang as position_name
FROM employees e
LEFT JOIN departments d ON e.department_id = d.id
LEFT JOIN positions p ON e.position_id = p.id
$where
ORDER BY e.id DESC
LIMIT $limit OFFSET $offset";
$stmt = $db->prepare($query);
$stmt->execute($params);
$employees = $stmt->fetchAll();
// Fetch Departments for Dropdown (Needed for Search Bar and Modal)
$deptQuery = "SELECT * FROM departments ORDER BY name_$lang";
$deptStmt = $db->query($deptQuery);
$all_departments = $deptStmt->fetchAll();
// Fetch Positions for Dropdown (Needed for Modal)
$posQuery = "SELECT * FROM positions ORDER BY name_$lang";
$posStmt = $db->query($posQuery);
$all_positions = $posStmt->fetchAll();
// --- AJAX HANDLER ---
if (isset($_GET['ajax_search'])) {
ob_start();
if (empty($employees)):
?>