diff --git a/src/admin/utils/dashboardHelpers.ts b/src/admin/utils/dashboardHelpers.ts
index f544019..13dcead 100644
--- a/src/admin/utils/dashboardHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/admin/utils/dashboardHelpers.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const STATUS_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   away: "Přestávka",
   out: "Nepřihlášen",
   leave: "Nepřítomen",
+  absent: "Nepřítomen",
 };
 
 // Re-exported from the single source of truth so the dashboard activity feed
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/dashboard.ts b/src/routes/admin/dashboard.ts
index 3f3d9da..4c5003b 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/dashboard.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default async function dashboardRoutes(
 
     // Attendance admin — only for attendance.manage
     if (has("attendance.manage")) {
-      const [todayAttendance, onLeaveToday, usersCount] = await Promise.all([
+      const [todayAttendance, onLeaveToday, activeUsers] = await Promise.all([
         prisma.attendance.findMany({
           where: {
             shift_date: { gte: todayStart, lt: todayEnd },
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ export default async function dashboardRoutes(
             users: { select: { id: true, first_name: true, last_name: true } },
           },
         }),
-        prisma.users.count({ where: { is_active: true } }),
+        prisma.users.findMany({
+          where: { is_active: true },
+          select: { id: true, first_name: true, last_name: true },
+          orderBy: [{ last_name: "asc" }, { first_name: "asc" }],
+        }),
       ]);
+      const usersCount = activeUsers.length;
 
       const userAttendanceMap = new Map<number, (typeof todayAttendance)[0]>();
       for (const a of todayAttendance) {
@@ -153,6 +158,25 @@ export default async function dashboardRoutes(
         });
       }
 
+      // Show every active employee — those with no attendance record today
+      // appear as "absent" so the card reflects the whole team, not just those
+      // who clocked in or are on leave.
+      const recordedUserIds = new Set<number>([
+        ...userAttendanceMap.keys(),
+        ...leaveUserIds,
+      ]);
+      for (const user of activeUsers) {
+        if (recordedUserIds.has(user.id)) continue;
+        attendanceUsers.push({
+          user_id: user.id,
+          name: `${user.first_name} ${user.last_name}`,
+          initials:
+            `${user.first_name?.charAt(0) ?? ""}${user.last_name?.charAt(0) ?? ""}`.toUpperCase(),
+          status: "absent",
+          arrived_at: null,
+        });
+      }
+
       result.attendance = {
         present_today: presentCount,
         total_active: usersCount,