diff --git a/tailbone/templates/people/view_profile_buefy.mako b/tailbone/templates/people/view_profile_buefy.mako
index 31779e89..7b413621 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/people/view_profile_buefy.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/people/view_profile_buefy.mako
@@ -200,7 +200,51 @@
           <div v-if="employee.exists">
 
             <b-field horizontal label="Employee ID">
-              <span>{{ employee.id }}</span>
+              <div class="level">
+                <div class="level-left">
+                  <div class="level-item">
+                    <span>{{ employee.id }}</span>
+                  </div>
+                  % if request.has_perm('employees.edit'):
+                      <div class="level-item">
+                        <b-button type="is-primary"
+                                  icon-pack="fas"
+                                  icon-left="edit"
+                                  @click="initEditEmployeeID()">
+                          Edit ID
+                        </b-button>
+                        <b-modal has-modal-card
+                                 :active.sync="showEditEmployeeIDDialog">
+                          <div class="modal-card">
+
+                            <header class="modal-card-head">
+                              <p class="modal-card-title">Employee ID</p>
+                            </header>
+
+                            <section class="modal-card-body">
+                              <b-field label="Employee ID">
+                                <b-input v-model="newEmployeeID"></b-input>
+                              </b-field>
+                            </section>
+
+                            <footer class="modal-card-foot">
+                              <b-button @click="showEditEmployeeIDDialog = false">
+                                Cancel
+                              </b-button>
+                              <b-button type="is-primary"
+                                        icon-pack="fas"
+                                        icon-left="save"
+                                        :disabled="updatingEmployeeID"
+                                        @click="updateEmployeeID()">
+                                {{ editEmployeeIDSaveButtonText }}
+                              </b-button>
+                            </footer>
+                          </div>
+                        </b-modal>
+                      </div>
+                  % endif
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </b-field>
 
             <b-field horizontal label="Employee Status">
@@ -643,17 +687,79 @@
                 employeeHistoryEndDate: null,
                 employeeHistoryEndDateRequired: false,
 
+                % if request.has_perm('employees.edit'):
+                showEditEmployeeIDDialog: false,
+                newEmployeeID: null,
+                updatingEmployeeID: false,
+                % endif
+
                 ## TODO: should find a better way to handle CSRF token
                 csrftoken: ${json.dumps(request.session.get_csrf_token() or request.session.new_csrf_token())|n},
             }
         },
 
+        computed: {
+
+            % if request.has_perm('employees.edit'):
+
+                editEmployeeIDSaveButtonText() {
+                    if (this.updatingEmployeeID) {
+                        return "Working, please wait..."
+                    }
+                    return "Save"
+                },
+
+            % endif
+        },
+
         methods: {
 
             changeContentTitle(newTitle) {
                 this.$emit('change-content-title', newTitle)
             },
 
+            % if request.has_perm('employees.edit'):
+
+                initEditEmployeeID() {
+                    this.newEmployeeID = this.employee.id
+                    this.updatingEmployeeID = false
+                    this.showEditEmployeeIDDialog = true
+                },
+
+                updateEmployeeID() {
+                    this.updatingEmployeeID = true
+
+                    let url = '${url('people.profile_update_employee_id', uuid=instance.uuid)}'
+
+                    let params = {
+                        'employee_id': this.newEmployeeID,
+                    }
+
+                    let headers = {
+                        ## TODO: should find a better way to handle CSRF token
+                        'X-CSRF-TOKEN': this.csrftoken,
+                    }
+
+                    ## TODO: should find a better way to handle CSRF token
+                    this.$http.post(url, params, {headers: headers}).then(({ data }) => {
+                        if (data.success) {
+                            this.employee.id = data.employee.id
+                            this.showEditEmployeeIDDialog = false
+                            this.updatingEmployeeID = false
+                        } else {
+                            this.$buefy.toast.open({
+                                message: "Save failed:  " + data.error,
+                                type: 'is-danger',
+                                duration: 4000, // 4 seconds
+                            })
+                        }
+                    }, response => {
+                        alert("Unexpected error occurred!")
+                    })
+                },
+
+            % endif
+
             % if request.has_perm('people_profile.toggle_employee'):
 
                 showStartEmployee() {
diff --git a/tailbone/views/employees.py b/tailbone/views/employees.py
index ae59e3da..aa97b9b7 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/employees.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/employees.py
@@ -186,7 +186,12 @@ class EmployeeView(MasterView):
         employee = f.model_instance
 
         f.set_renderer('person', self.render_person)
-        f.set_renderer('users', self.render_users)
+
+        if self.creating or self.editing:
+            f.remove('users')
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('users')
+            f.set_renderer('users', self.render_users)
 
         f.set_renderer('stores', self.render_stores)
         f.set_label('stores', "Stores") # TODO: should not be necessary
diff --git a/tailbone/views/people.py b/tailbone/views/people.py
index 0613d3d7..a393df99 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/people.py
@@ -634,6 +634,25 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
             'employee_history_data': self.get_context_employee_history(employee),
         }
 
+    def profile_update_employee_id(self):
+        """
+        View to update an employee's ID value.
+        """
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        employment = app.get_employment_handler()
+
+        person = self.get_instance()
+        employee = employment.get_employee(person)
+
+        data = self.request.json_body
+        employee.id = data['employee_id']
+        self.Session.flush()
+
+        return {
+            'success': True,
+            'employee': self.get_context_employee(employee),
+        }
+
     def make_note_form(self, mode, person):
         schema = NoteSchema().bind(session=self.Session(),
                                    person_uuid=person.uuid)
@@ -784,6 +803,15 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         config.add_view(cls, attr='profile_edit_employee_history', route_name='{}.profile_edit_employee_history'.format(route_prefix),
                         permission='people_profile.edit_employee_history', renderer='json')
 
+        # profile - update employee ID
+        config.add_route('{}.profile_update_employee_id'.format(route_prefix),
+                         '{}/profile/update-employee-id'.format(instance_url_prefix),
+                         request_method='POST')
+        config.add_view(cls, attr='profile_update_employee_id',
+                        route_name='{}.profile_update_employee_id'.format(route_prefix),
+                        renderer='json',
+                        permission='employees.edit')
+
         # manage notes from profile view
         if cls.manage_notes_from_profile_view: