diff --git a/src/domain/employees/api/employees-api.ts b/src/domain/employees/api/employees-api.ts
index c3c3fb0d..2c9dbe12 100644
--- a/src/domain/employees/api/employees-api.ts
+++ b/src/domain/employees/api/employees-api.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,37 @@ function buildSearchParams(params: EmployeesListParams): Record<string, string |
   };
 }
 
+async function findEmployeeInList(id: string | number): Promise<Employee | null> {
+  const targetId = String(id);
+  let page = 1;
+  const pageSize = 100;
+
+  while (true) {
+    const data = await apiGet<unknown>(API_PATHS.employee.getList, {
+      searchParams: { search: "", page, pageSize },
+    });
+    const paginated = handlePaginatedResponse<unknown>(data, { page, pageSize });
+    const match = paginated.items.find((item) => {
+      const record = (typeof item === "object" && item !== null ? item : {}) as Record<
+        string,
+        unknown
+      >;
+      const itemId = record.id ?? record.Id;
+      return String(itemId) === targetId;
+    });
+
+    if (match) {
+      return transformEmployee(match);
+    }
+
+    if (paginated.items.length === 0 || page * pageSize >= paginated.totalCount) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    page += 1;
+  }
+}
+
 export const employeesApi = {
   getList: async (params: EmployeesListParams = {}): Promise<EmployeesListResult> => {
     const searchParams = buildSearchParams(params);
@@ -38,10 +69,14 @@ export const employeesApi = {
   },
 
   getById: async (id: string | number): Promise<Employee | null> => {
-    const data = await apiGet<unknown>(API_PATHS.employee.getById, {
-      searchParams: { id },
-    });
-    return transformEmployee(handleApiResponse(data));
+    try {
+      const data = await apiGet<unknown>(API_PATHS.employee.getById, {
+        searchParams: { id },
+      });
+      return transformEmployee(handleApiResponse(data));
+    } catch {
+      return findEmployeeInList(id);
+    }
   },
 
   create: async (payload: Employee): Promise<Employee | null> => {
@@ -66,5 +101,26 @@ export const employeesApi = {
     });
   },
 
-  getDropdown: () => apiGet<unknown>(API_PATHS.employee.dropdown),
+  getDropdown: async () => {
+    try {
+      return await apiGet<unknown>(API_PATHS.employee.dropdown);
+    } catch {
+      const data = await apiGet<unknown>(API_PATHS.employee.getList, {
+        searchParams: { page: 1, pageSize: 1000 },
+      });
+      const paginated = handlePaginatedResponse<unknown>(data);
+      return paginated.items.map((item) => {
+        const record = (typeof item === "object" && item !== null ? item : {}) as Record<
+          string,
+          unknown
+        >;
+        const firstName = String(record.firstName ?? record.FirstName ?? "");
+        const lastName = String(record.lastName ?? record.LastName ?? "");
+        return {
+          id: record.id ?? record.Id,
+          name: `${firstName} ${lastName}`.trim(),
+        };
+      });
+    }
+  },
 };