diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs b/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs
index d5d7f3d..c558de4 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Marco.Pms.DataAccess.Data;
+using AutoMapper;
+using Marco.Pms.DataAccess.Data;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.Dtos.Attendance;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.Dtos.Employees;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.Employees;
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ using Marco.Pms.Model.Entitlements;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.Mapper;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.Projects;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.Utilities;
+using Marco.Pms.Model.ViewModels.Activities;
 using Marco.Pms.Model.ViewModels.Employee;
 using Marco.Pms.Services.Hubs;
 using Marco.Pms.Services.Service;
@@ -38,13 +40,14 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
         private readonly ILoggingService _logger;
         private readonly IHubContext<MarcoHub> _signalR;
         private readonly PermissionServices _permission;
+        private readonly IMapper _mapper;
         private readonly IProjectServices _projectServices;
         private readonly Guid tenantId;
 
 
         public EmployeeController(UserManager<ApplicationUser> userManager, IEmailSender emailSender,
             ApplicationDbContext context, EmployeeHelper employeeHelper, UserHelper userHelper, IConfiguration configuration, ILoggingService logger,
-            IHubContext<MarcoHub> signalR, PermissionServices permission, IProjectServices projectServices)
+            IHubContext<MarcoHub> signalR, PermissionServices permission, IProjectServices projectServices, IMapper mapper)
         {
             _context = context;
             _userManager = userManager;
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
             _signalR = signalR;
             _permission = permission;
             _projectServices = projectServices;
+            _mapper = mapper;
             tenantId = _userHelper.GetTenantId();
         }
 
@@ -162,6 +166,30 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
             return Ok(ApiResponse<object>.SuccessResponse(result, "Filter applied.", 200));
         }
 
+        [HttpGet("basic")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetEmployeesByProjectBasic(Guid? projectId, [FromQuery] string? searchString)
+        {
+            var loggedInEmployee = await _userHelper.GetCurrentEmployeeAsync();
+            var employeeQuery = _context.Employees.Where(e => e.TenantId == tenantId);
+            if (projectId != null && projectId == Guid.Empty)
+            {
+                var hasProjectPermission = await _permission.HasProjectPermission(loggedInEmployee, projectId.Value);
+                if (!hasProjectPermission)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning("User {EmployeeId} attempts to get employee for project {ProjectId}, but not have access to the project", loggedInEmployee.Id, projectId);
+                    return StatusCode(403, ApiResponse<object>.ErrorResponse("Access denied", "User do not have access to view the list for this project", 403));
+                }
+                var employeeIds = await _context.ProjectAllocations.Where(pa => pa.ProjectId == projectId && pa.IsActive && pa.TenantId == tenantId).Select(p => p.EmployeeId).ToListAsync();
+                employeeQuery = employeeQuery.Where(e => employeeIds.Contains(e.Id));
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchString))
+            {
+                var searchStringLower = searchString.ToLower();
+                employeeQuery = employeeQuery.Where(e => (e.FirstName + " " + e.LastName).ToLower().Contains(searchStringLower));
+            }
+            var response = await employeeQuery.Select(e => _mapper.Map<BasicEmployeeVM>(e)).ToListAsync();
+            return Ok(ApiResponse<object>.SuccessResponse(response, $"{response.Count} records of employees fetched successfully", 200));
+        }
         [HttpGet]
         [Route("search/{name}/{projectid?}")]
         public async Task<IActionResult> SearchEmployee(string name, Guid? projectid)