diff --git a/app/(app)/employees/page.tsx b/app/(app)/employees/page.tsx
index 98a8f8c..7051d7e 100644
--- a/app/(app)/employees/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/employees/page.tsx
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@ export default async function EmployeesPage({ searchParams }: EmployeesPageProps
   let query = supabase
     .from("employees")
     .select(
-      // absence_type is deliberately absent here until
-      // 20260726120000_absence_type.sql has been applied: PostgREST rejects
-      // the *whole* query for one unknown column, which turned the entire
-      // list blank rather than just dropping a chip label. The detail page
-      // selects "*" and shows the specific kind once the column exists.
-      "id, first_name, last_name, personnel_number, job_title, team_id, division_id, location_id, entry_date, employment_type, weekly_hours, status",
+      "id, first_name, last_name, personnel_number, job_title, team_id, division_id, location_id, entry_date, employment_type, weekly_hours, status, absence_type",
       { count: "exact" }
     )
     .order("last_name", { ascending: true })
@@ -135,7 +130,7 @@ export default async function EmployeesPage({ searchParams }: EmployeesPageProps
                     {e.employment_type} · <span className="tabular-nums">{e.weekly_hours}h</span>
                   </td>
                   <td className="px-4 py-2.5">
-                    <StatusChip status={e.status} entryDate={e.entry_date} />
+                    <StatusChip status={e.status} entryDate={e.entry_date} absenceType={e.absence_type} />
                   </td>
                 </tr>
               );