diff --git a/brewman/static/app/employee/employee-functions.html b/brewman/static/app/employee/employee-functions.html
index 33f90cc7..ae703979 100644
--- a/brewman/static/app/employee/employee-functions.html
+++ b/brewman/static/app/employee/employee-functions.html
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
         <div class="col-md-4">
             <div class="input-group">
                 <input class="form-control" id="txtRec" type="text" uib-datepicker-popup="dd-MMM-yyyy"
-                       is-open="sdOpen" ng-focus="sdOpen = true" ng-model="record_StartDate"/>
+                       is-open="sdOpen" ng-focus="sdOpen = true" ng-model="record_StartDate"
+                       ng-model-options="{getterSetter: true}/>
                 <span class="input-group-btn">
                     <button class="btn btn-default"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i></button>
                 </span>
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@
         <div class="col-md-4">
             <div class="input-group">
                 <input type="text" class="form-control" uib-datepicker-popup="dd-MMM-yyyy"
-                       is-open="fdOpen" ng-focus="fdOpen = true" ng-model="record_FinishDate"/>
+                       is-open="fdOpen" ng-focus="fdOpen = true" ng-model="record_FinishDate"
+                       ng-model-options="{getterSetter: true}/>
                 <span class="input-group-btn">
                     <button class="btn btn-default"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i></button>
                 </span>