diff --git a/odex25_hr/hr_base/data/ir_sequence.xml b/odex25_hr/hr_base/data/ir_sequence.xml
index e03a3f2d5..2d8d7f74d 100644
--- a/odex25_hr/hr_base/data/ir_sequence.xml
+++ b/odex25_hr/hr_base/data/ir_sequence.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             <field name="name">employee_sequence_emp_no</field>
             <field name="code">hr.employee</field>
             <field name="prefix"></field>
-            <field name="padding">5</field>
+            <field name="padding">1</field>
         </record>
 
     </data>
diff --git a/odex25_hr/hr_base/models/hr_base.py b/odex25_hr/hr_base/models/hr_base.py
index 92be6a316..c768d96e1 100644
--- a/odex25_hr/hr_base/models/hr_base.py
+++ b/odex25_hr/hr_base/models/hr_base.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class HrEmployee(models.Model):
     r_name = fields.Char("Name")
 
     # fields of page work information in employees view
-    emp_no = fields.Char(string="Employee number", tracking=True)
+    emp_no = fields.Char(string="Employee number", tracking=True, default=lambda self: self._default_emp_code())
     english_name = fields.Char(string="English Name")
     home_no = fields.Char()
     present_address = fields.Char()
@@ -249,6 +249,26 @@ class HrEmployee(models.Model):
                     help='New participants who have no prior periods of contribution under the GOSI.')
     gosi_years = fields.Integer(string="GOSI Years", compute='_compute_gosi_years', store=True,
                                 help='GOSI Years According To The New activation Date Until Today')
+    
+    
+    @api.model
+    def _default_emp_code(self):
+        seq = self.env['ir.sequence'].next_by_code('hr.employee') or '/'
+        emp_seq = self.env['hr.employee'].search([('active', 'in', [False, True])])
+        
+        # Get the maximum current employee number
+        max_number = 0
+        if emp_seq:
+            max_number = max(int(emp.emp_no) for emp in emp_seq if emp.emp_no and emp.emp_no.isdigit())
+        
+        # Ensure the sequence matches the max number + 1
+        if int(seq) != (max_number + 1):
+            currnt_sequence = self.env['ir.sequence'].search([('code', '=', 'hr.employee')], limit=1)
+            currnt_sequence.write({'number_next_actual': max_number + 1})
+            seq = self.env['ir.sequence'].next_by_code('hr.employee') or '/'
+        
+        return str(seq)
+    
     @api.depends('new_gosi')
     def _compute_gosi_years(self):
         for emp in self: