diff --git a/app/src/components/CommentBox.tsx b/app/src/components/CommentBox.tsx
index 3504b96..30d00ad 100644
--- a/app/src/components/CommentBox.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/CommentBox.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function getRoleConfig(role: string) {
   const norm = (role || '').toLowerCase();
   if (norm.includes('faculty')) {
     return {
-      label: 'Faculty',
+      label: 'Employee',
       badgeClass: 'bg-violet-50/80 text-violet-700 border-violet-100',
     };
   }
diff --git a/app/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx b/app/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
index 44a85cd..ee8a7e6 100644
--- a/app/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function Footer() {
               </button>
               {!isAuth && lodgeOpen && (
                 <div className="mt-2 bg-[#222222] border border-[#333333] rounded-lg p-2 space-y-1 text-xs">
-                  <Link to="/faculty/login" className="block px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-[#333333] rounded transition-colors text-white">Faculty / Staff Login</Link>
+                  <Link to="/faculty/login" className="block px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-[#333333] rounded transition-colors text-white">Employee Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/warden/login" className="block px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-[#333333] rounded transition-colors text-white">Warden Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/centre-head/login" className="block px-3 py-1.5 hover:bg-[#333333] rounded transition-colors text-white">Centre Head Login</Link>
                 </div>
diff --git a/app/src/components/layout/Navbar.tsx b/app/src/components/layout/Navbar.tsx
index 7042a3b..298c470 100644
--- a/app/src/components/layout/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/layout/Navbar.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
                 Lodge Complaint <ChevronDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5 opacity-60" />
               </button>
               <div className="absolute top-full left-0 hidden group-hover:block bg-white text-[#111111] shadow-lg border border-[#E5E5E5] rounded-b-lg min-w-[180px] z-50">
-                <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Faculty</Link>
+                <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Employee</Link>
                 <Link to="/warden/signup" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Warden</Link>
                 <Link to="/centre-head/signup" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Centre Head</Link>
               </div>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
                   <ChevronDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5 opacity-60" />
                 </button>
                 <div className="absolute top-full right-0 hidden group-hover:block bg-white text-[#111111] shadow-lg border border-[#E5E5E5] rounded-b-lg min-w-[180px] z-50">
-                  <Link to="/faculty/login" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Faculty / Staff Login</Link>
+                  <Link to="/faculty/login" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Employee Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/warden/login" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Warden Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/centre-head/login" className="block px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-[#F5F5F5] transition-colors">Centre Head Login</Link>
                   <div className="border-t border-[#E5E5E5] my-1"></div>
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
               </button>
               {loginDropdownOpen && (
                 <div className="bg-white/5">
-                  <Link to="/faculty/login" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Faculty / Staff Login</Link>
+                  <Link to="/faculty/login" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Employee Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/warden/login" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Warden Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/centre-head/login" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Centre Head Login</Link>
                   <Link to="/staff/login" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors font-semibold text-white/90">Admin Staff Login</Link>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export function Navbar() {
             </button>
             {lodgeOpen && (
               <div className="bg-white/5">
-                <Link to="/faculty/signup" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Faculty</Link>
+                <Link to="/faculty/signup" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Employee</Link>
                 <Link to="/warden/signup" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Warden</Link>
                 <Link to="/centre-head/signup" onClick={closeMobile} className="block px-8 py-2.5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors">Centre Head</Link>
               </div>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/Landing.tsx b/app/src/pages/Landing.tsx
index 0abf420..4b0abb2 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Landing.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/Landing.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function Landing() {
                 }`}
               >
                 <Link to="/faculty/login" className="block px-5 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-[#333333] transition-colors border-b border-[#333333] cursor-pointer">
-                  Login as Faculty
+                  Login as Employee
                 </Link>
                 <Link to="/warden/login" className="block px-5 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-[#333333] transition-colors border-b border-[#333333] cursor-pointer">
                   Login as Warden
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function Landing() {
                   }`}
                 >
                   <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block px-5 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-[#333333] transition-colors border-b border-[#333333] cursor-pointer">
-                    Signup as Faculty / Staff
+                    Signup as Employee
                   </Link>
                   <Link to="/warden/signup" className="block px-5 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-[#333333] transition-colors border-b border-[#333333] cursor-pointer">
                     Signup as Warden
diff --git a/app/src/pages/admin/AEPostView.tsx b/app/src/pages/admin/AEPostView.tsx
index 008d9a4..3e5647b 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/admin/AEPostView.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/admin/AEPostView.tsx
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export function AEPostView() {
               </h2>
             </div>
             <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
-              Complaints assigned at the AE level — Faculty, Warden, and Centre Head.
+              Complaints assigned at the AE level — Employee, Warden, and Centre Head.
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export function AEPostView() {
           {/* Tiles — stacked vertically, full-width */}
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
             <PostTile
-              label="Faculty Posts"
+              label="Employee Posts"
               icon={<GraduationCap className="w-4 h-4" />}
               role="faculty"
               posts={facultyPosts.filter(matchesFilter)}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/admin/AdminPostView.tsx b/app/src/pages/admin/AdminPostView.tsx
index 889a73d..ee4bd3a 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/admin/AdminPostView.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/admin/AdminPostView.tsx
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ export function AdminPostView() {
 
   const comments   = post.comments ?? [];
 
-  const roleLabel  = isFaculty ? 'Faculty' : isWarden ? 'Warden' : 'Centre Head';
+  const roleLabel  = isFaculty ? 'Employee' : isWarden ? 'Warden' : 'Centre Head';
   const RoleIcon   = isFaculty ? GraduationCap : isWarden ? BedDouble : Building2;
   const statusCls  = STATUS_STYLES[post.status.toLowerCase()] ?? 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-700 border-gray-200';
   const statusDot  = STATUS_DOT[post.status.toLowerCase()] ?? 'bg-gray-400';
diff --git a/app/src/pages/admin/JEPostView.tsx b/app/src/pages/admin/JEPostView.tsx
index 1e1c155..c928fdc 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/admin/JEPostView.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/admin/JEPostView.tsx
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export function JEPostView() {
               </h2>
             </div>
             <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
-              Complaints assigned at the JE level — Faculty, Warden, and Centre Head.
+              Complaints assigned at the JE level — Employee, Warden, and Centre Head.
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export function JEPostView() {
           {/* Sections — each a responsive card grid */}
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-10">
             <PostTile
-              label="Faculty Posts"
+              label="Employee Posts"
               icon={<GraduationCap className="w-4 h-4" />}
               role="faculty"
               posts={byFilter(faculty)}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/admin/XENPostView.tsx b/app/src/pages/admin/XENPostView.tsx
index e786a83..c77f356 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/admin/XENPostView.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/admin/XENPostView.tsx
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export function XENPostView() {
               </h2>
             </div>
             <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
-              Incoming complaints routed through the XEN pipeline — Faculty, Warden, and Centre Head.
+              Incoming complaints routed through the XEN pipeline — Employee, Warden, and Centre Head.
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export function XENPostView() {
           {/* Tiles — stacked vertically, full-width */}
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
             <PostTile
-              label="Faculty Posts"
+              label="Employee Posts"
               icon={<GraduationCap className="w-4 h-4" />}
               role="faculty"
               posts={applyFilter(facultyPosts)}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadLogin.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadLogin.tsx
index 55f5f69..2db6541 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadLogin.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadLogin.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function CentreHeadLogin() {
               <h2 className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#666666] mb-3">Other Roles</h2>
               <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 <Link to="/faculty/login" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
-                  Login as Faculty
+                  Login as Employee
                 </Link>
                 <Link to="/warden/login" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
                   Login as Warden
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadSignup.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadSignup.tsx
index 074054b..4c2e3a4 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadSignup.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/CentreHeadSignup.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function CentreHeadSignup() {
                   <div>
                     <p className="font-semibold mb-2">Other Roles</p>
                     <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                      <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors">Register as Faculty</Link>
+                      <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors">Register as Employee</Link>
                       <Link to="/warden/signup" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors">Register as Warden</Link>
                     </div>
                   </div>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export function CentreHeadSignup() {
             <div>
               <h3 className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#666666] mb-3">Other Roles</h3>
               <div className="space-y-2">
-                <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block w-full bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer">Register as Faculty</Link>
+                <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block w-full bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer">Register as Employee</Link>
                 <Link to="/warden/signup" className="block w-full bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer">Register as Warden</Link>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyForgotPassword.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyForgotPassword.tsx
index c1f47bd..99051ad 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyForgotPassword.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyForgotPassword.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function FacultyForgotPassword() {
                 value={email}
                 onChange={e => setEmail(e.target.value)}
                 className={inputCls}
-                placeholder="faculty@nith.ac.in"
+                placeholder="employee@nith.ac.in"
                 required
               />
             </div>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyLogin.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyLogin.tsx
index 7600629..a2890fe 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyLogin.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/FacultyLogin.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function FacultyLogin() {
         {/* Header strip */}
         <div className="border-b border-[#E5E5E5] py-5">
           <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto w-full px-4 sm:px-8">
-            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-[#111111]">Faculty Login</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-[#111111]">Employee Login</h1>
             <p className="text-sm text-[#666666] mt-0.5">Access your complaint dashboard.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function FacultyLogin() {
                     value={email}
                     onChange={e => setEmail(e.target.value)}
                     className={inputCls}
-                    placeholder="faculty@nith.ac.in"
+                    placeholder="employee@nith.ac.in"
                     required
                   />
                 </div>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/FacultySignup.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/FacultySignup.tsx
index d2786a0..5d0c51f 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/FacultySignup.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/FacultySignup.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function FacultySignup() {
         {/* Page header strip */}
         <div className="border-b border-[#E5E5E5] py-5">
           <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto w-full px-4 sm:px-8">
-            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-[#111111]">Faculty Registration</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-[#111111]">Employee Registration</h1>
             <p className="text-sm text-[#666666] mt-0.5">Register to lodge and track Construction Cell complaints.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export function FacultySignup() {
                 className={`inline-flex items-center gap-2 bg-[#16a34a] hover:bg-[#15803d] text-white font-semibold py-2.5 px-8 rounded-lg transition-colors duration-200 text-sm active:scale-[0.98] ${loading ? 'opacity-70 cursor-not-allowed' : 'cursor-pointer'}`}
               >
                 {loading && <Loader size="sm" color="white" />}
-                {loading ? 'Registering…' : 'Register as Faculty'}
+                {loading ? 'Registering…' : 'Register as Employee'}
               </button>
               <Link
                 to="/faculty/login"
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/StaffLogin.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/StaffLogin.tsx
index fafed1a..10f3de9 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/StaffLogin.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/StaffLogin.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function StaffLogin() {
               <h2 className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#666666] mb-3">Other Roles</h2>
               <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 <Link to="/faculty/login" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
-                  Login as Faculty
+                  Login as Employee
                 </Link>
                 <Link to="/warden/login" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
                   Login as Warden
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/WardenLogin.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/WardenLogin.tsx
index 69e9992..6159a8a 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/WardenLogin.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/WardenLogin.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function WardenLogin() {
               <h2 className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#666666] mb-3">Other Roles</h2>
               <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 <Link to="/faculty/login" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
-                  Login as Faculty
+                  Login as Employee
                 </Link>
                 <Link to="/centre-head/login" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors cursor-pointer">
                   Login as Centre Head
diff --git a/app/src/pages/auth/WardenSignup.tsx b/app/src/pages/auth/WardenSignup.tsx
index 766fc81..ac9511c 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/auth/WardenSignup.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/auth/WardenSignup.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function WardenSignup() {
                   <div>
                     <p className="font-semibold mb-2">Other Roles</p>
                     <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                      <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors">Register as Faculty</Link>
+                      <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors">Register as Employee</Link>
                       <Link to="/centre-head/signup" className="bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors">Register as Centre Head</Link>
                     </div>
                   </div>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export function WardenSignup() {
             <div>
               <h3 className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#666666] mb-3">Other Roles</h3>
               <div className="space-y-2">
-                <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block w-full bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer">Register as Faculty</Link>
+                <Link to="/faculty/signup" className="block w-full bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer">Register as Employee</Link>
                 <Link to="/centre-head/signup" className="block w-full bg-[#222222] hover:bg-[#000000] text-white text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer">Register as Centre Head</Link>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/post/FacultyPost.tsx b/app/src/pages/post/FacultyPost.tsx
index 977d7d6..9670cf0 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/post/FacultyPost.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/post/FacultyPost.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function FacultyPost() {
         {/* Header strip */}
         <div className="border-b border-[#E5E5E5] py-5">
           <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto w-full px-4 sm:px-8">
-            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-[#111111]">Submit a Faculty Complaint</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-[#111111]">Submit an Employee Complaint</h1>
             <p className="text-sm text-[#666666] mt-0.5">Lodge a residential or departmental maintenance complaint.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export function FacultyPost() {
             <div>
               <h3 className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-[#666666] mb-3">Complaint Areas</h3>
               <p className="text-sm text-[#111111] leading-relaxed">
-                Faculty may file for <span className="font-semibold">residential quarters</span> and <span className="font-semibold">departmental buildings</span> only.
+                Employees may file for <span className="font-semibold">residential quarters</span> and <span className="font-semibold">departmental buildings</span> only.
               </p>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/app/src/pages/profile/Profile.tsx b/app/src/pages/profile/Profile.tsx
index d8f59e2..93f2110 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/profile/Profile.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/profile/Profile.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function Profile() {
   let roleLabel    = 'User';
   let registerRoute = '/';
   let role: Role   = 'centrehead';
-  if (isFaculty)         { roleLabel = 'Faculty Member'; registerRoute = '/faculty/posts';      role = 'faculty'; }
+  if (isFaculty)         { roleLabel = 'Employee'; registerRoute = '/faculty/posts';      role = 'faculty'; }
   else if (isWarden)     { roleLabel = 'Hostel Warden';  registerRoute = '/warden/posts';       role = 'warden'; }
   else if (isCentreHead) { roleLabel = 'Centre Head';    registerRoute = '/centre-head/posts';  role = 'centrehead'; }