diff --git a/tailbone/views/employees.py b/tailbone/views/employees.py
index b47bfc84..b500d2fc 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/employees.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/employees.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
 
     labels = {
         'id': "ID",
+        'phone': "Phone Number",
     }
 
     grid_columns = [
@@ -79,9 +80,15 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
         super(EmployeesView, self).configure_grid(g)
         route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
 
-        g.joiners['phone'] = lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.EmployeePhoneNumber, sa.and_(
+        # phone
+        g.set_joiner('phone', lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.EmployeePhoneNumber, sa.and_(
             model.EmployeePhoneNumber.parent_uuid == model.Employee.uuid,
-            model.EmployeePhoneNumber.preference == 1))
+            model.EmployeePhoneNumber.preference == 1)))
+        g.set_filter('phone', model.EmployeePhoneNumber.number,
+                     label="Phone Number",
+                     factory=grids.filters.AlchemyPhoneNumberFilter)
+        g.set_sorter('phone', model.EmployeePhoneNumber.number)
+
         g.joiners['email'] = lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.EmployeeEmailAddress, sa.and_(
             model.EmployeeEmailAddress.parent_uuid == model.Employee.uuid,
             model.EmployeeEmailAddress.preference == 1))
@@ -91,9 +98,6 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
 
         g.filters['email'] = g.make_filter('email', model.EmployeeEmailAddress.address,
                                            label="Email Address")
-        g.set_filter('phone', model.EmployeePhoneNumber.number,
-                     label="Phone Number",
-                     factory=grids.filters.AlchemyPhoneNumberFilter)
 
         # id
         if self.request.has_perm('{}.edit'.format(route_prefix)):
@@ -123,11 +127,9 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
         g.sorters['last_name'] = lambda q, d: q.order_by(getattr(model.Person.last_name, d)())
 
         g.sorters['email'] = lambda q, d: q.order_by(getattr(model.EmployeeEmailAddress.address, d)())
-        g.sorters['phone'] = lambda q, d: q.order_by(getattr(model.EmployeePhoneNumber.number, d)())
 
         g.set_sort_defaults('first_name')
 
-        g.set_label('phone', "Phone Number")
         g.set_label('email', "Email Address")
 
         g.set_link('first_name')
@@ -191,7 +193,6 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
         f.set_readonly('email')
 
         f.set_label('display_name', "Short Name")
-        f.set_label('phone', "Phone Number")
         f.set_label('email', "Email Address")
 
         if not self.viewing: