diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ESign/EsignApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ESign/EsignApiController.php
index cc6f5e15..ff859641 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ESign/EsignApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ESign/EsignApiController.php
@@ -75,6 +75,45 @@ public function searchPartners(Request $request): JsonResponse
         return response()->json(['success' => true, 'data' => $data]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * 사원 검색 (근로계약서용)
+     */
+    public function searchEmployees(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $q = trim($request->input('q', ''));
+        $tenantId = session('selected_tenant_id', 1);
+
+        $query = \App\Models\HR\Employee::where('tenant_id', $tenantId)
+            ->where('employee_status', 'active')
+            ->with(['user', 'department']);
+
+        if ($q !== '') {
+            $query->where(function ($w) use ($q) {
+                $w->whereHas('user', fn ($u) => $u->where('name', 'like', "%{$q}%")
+                    ->orWhere('phone', 'like', "%{$q}%")
+                    ->orWhere('email', 'like', "%{$q}%"))
+                    ->orWhereHas('department', fn ($d) => $d->where('name', 'like', "%{$q}%"));
+            });
+        }
+
+        $employees = $query->limit(20)->get();
+
+        $data = $employees->map(fn ($emp) => [
+            'id' => $emp->id,
+            'name' => $emp->user?->name,
+            'phone' => $emp->user?->phone,
+            'email' => $emp->user?->email,
+            'department' => $emp->department?->name,
+            'position' => $emp->position_label,
+            'job_title' => $emp->job_title_label,
+            'address' => $emp->address,
+            'hire_date' => $emp->hire_date,
+            'birth_year' => $emp->resident_number ? ('19'.substr($emp->resident_number, 0, 2)) : null,
+        ]);
+
+        return response()->json(['success' => true, 'data' => $data]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * 고객(명함 등록 고객) 검색
      */
diff --git a/resources/views/esign/create.blade.php b/resources/views/esign/create.blade.php
index de0a5858..a181331b 100644
--- a/resources/views/esign/create.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/esign/create.blade.php
@@ -355,6 +355,91 @@ className={`w-full text-left px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg mb-1 transition-colors ${i =
     );
 };
 
+// ─── EmployeeSearchModal (근로계약서용 사원 검색) ───
+const EmployeeSearchModal = ({ open, onClose, onSelect }) => {
+    const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+    const [results, setResults] = useState([]);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+    const [activeIdx, setActiveIdx] = useState(-1);
+    const inputRef = useRef(null);
+    const debounceRef = useRef(null);
+
+    const doSearch = useCallback((q) => {
+        setLoading(true);
+        fetch(`/esign/contracts/search-employees?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`, {
+            headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': csrfToken },
+        })
+            .then(r => r.json())
+            .then(json => { if (json.success) { setResults(json.data); setActiveIdx(-1); } })
+            .catch(() => {})
+            .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!open) return;
+        setQuery(''); setResults([]); setActiveIdx(-1);
+        doSearch('');
+        setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 100);
+    }, [open, doSearch]);
+
+    const handleInput = (val) => {
+        setQuery(val);
+        clearTimeout(debounceRef.current);
+        debounceRef.current = setTimeout(() => doSearch(val), 250);
+    };
+
+    const handleKeyDown = (e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') { e.preventDefault(); setActiveIdx(i => Math.min(results.length - 1, i + 1)); }
+        else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') { e.preventDefault(); setActiveIdx(i => Math.max(0, i - 1)); }
+        else if (e.key === 'Enter' && activeIdx >= 0 && results[activeIdx]) { e.preventDefault(); onSelect(results[activeIdx]); onClose(); }
+        else if (e.key === 'Escape') { onClose(); }
+    };
+
+    if (!open) return null;
+
+    return (
+        <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center" onClick={onClose}>
+            <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/40" />
+            <div className="relative bg-white rounded-xl shadow-2xl w-full max-w-lg mx-4 flex flex-col" style={{ maxHeight: 'min(480px, 80vh)' }} onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-5 py-3 border-b flex-shrink-0">
+                    <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900">사원 검색</h3>
+                    <button onClick={onClose} className="text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-600 text-lg">&times;</button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="px-5 py-3 flex-shrink-0">
+                    <input ref={inputRef} type="text" value={query}
+                           onChange={e => handleInput(e.target.value)} onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+                           placeholder="이름, 부서, 전화번호로 검색..."
+                           className="w-full border border-gray-300 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none" />
+                </div>
+                <div className="px-5 pb-4 overflow-y-auto flex-1 min-h-0">
+                    {loading && <p className="text-xs text-gray-400 py-3 text-center">검색 중...</p>}
+                    {!loading && results.length === 0 && <p className="text-xs text-gray-400 py-3 text-center">검색 결과가 없습니다.</p>}
+                    {!loading && results.map((emp, i) => (
+                        <button key={emp.id} type="button"
+                                onClick={() => { onSelect(emp); onClose(); }}
+                                onMouseEnter={() => setActiveIdx(i)}
+                                className={`w-full text-left px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg mb-1 transition-colors ${i === activeIdx ? 'bg-blue-50 ring-1 ring-blue-200' : 'hover:bg-gray-50'}`}>
+                            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                    <span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-800">{emp.name}</span>
+                                    {emp.position && <span className="text-xs text-blue-600 bg-blue-50 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">{emp.position}</span>}
+                                    {emp.job_title && <span className="text-xs text-purple-600 bg-purple-50 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">{emp.job_title}</span>}
+                                </div>
+                                {emp.department && <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 bg-gray-100 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">{emp.department}</span>}
+                            </div>
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mt-0.5">
+                                {emp.phone && <span className="text-xs text-gray-400">{emp.phone}</span>}
+                                {emp.email && <span className="text-xs text-gray-400">{emp.email}</span>}
+                                {emp.hire_date && <span className="text-xs text-gray-400">입사: {emp.hire_date}</span>}
+                            </div>
+                        </button>
+                    ))}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
 // ─── TenantSearchModal ───
 const TenantSearchModal = ({ open, onClose, onSelect }) => {
     const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
@@ -555,6 +640,8 @@ className={`w-full text-left px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg mb-1 transition-colors ${i =
     };
 
     const isCustomerContract = form.title === '고객 서비스이용 계약서';
+    const isLaborContract = form.title === '근로계약서';
+    const [employeeModalOpen, setEmployeeModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
     // 계약번호 자동 채번
     const fetchContractNumber = async () => {
@@ -705,16 +792,96 @@ className={`w-full text-left px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg mb-1 transition-colors ${i =
                             return;
                         }
                     }
-                    // 3. 매칭 안 되면 라벨 기반 기본값
-                    if (!updated[v.key]) {
-                        updated[v.key] = `테스트_${v.label}`;
-                    }
+                }
+                // 3. 매칭 안 되면 라벨 기반 스마트 기본값
+                if (!updated[v.key]) {
+                    updated[v.key] = guessValueByLabel(v.label);
                 }
             });
             return updated;
         });
     };
 
+    // 라벨 텍스트를 분석하여 실제 데이터와 유사한 값을 생성
+    const guessValueByLabel = (label) => {
+        const pick = arr => arr[Math.floor(Math.random() * arr.length)];
+        const randInt = (min, max) => Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
+        const l = label.toLowerCase();
+
+        // 이름/성명
+        if (/이름|성명|대표자|계약자|서명자|사원명/.test(l))
+            return pick(['김민수','이서연','박지훈','최예린','정우성','한소희','강동원','윤세아']);
+
+        // 주소
+        if (/주소|소재지/.test(l))
+            return pick(['서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로 123, 4층','경기도 성남시 분당구 판교로 789','서울특별시 마포구 월드컵북로 54길 12','인천광역시 연수구 송도과학로 32']);
+
+        // 전화번호/연락처
+        if (/전화|연락처|핸드폰|휴대폰|번호.*전화|mobile|phone/.test(l))
+            return `010-${randInt(1000,9999)}-${randInt(1000,9999)}`;
+
+        // 이메일
+        if (/이메일|email|메일/.test(l))
+            return pick(['test','info','admin','dev']) + '@' + pick(['example.com','test.kr','company.co.kr']);
+
+        // 사업자등록번호
+        if (/사업자.*번호|사업자.*등록/.test(l))
+            return `${randInt(100,999)}-${randInt(10,99)}-${randInt(10000,99999)}`;
+
+        // 주민등록번호/생년월일
+        if (/주민.*번호|resident/.test(l))
+            return `${randInt(70,99)}${String(randInt(1,12)).padStart(2,'0')}${String(randInt(1,28)).padStart(2,'0')}-*******`;
+        if (/생년월일|생년|출생/.test(l))
+            return `${randInt(1970,2000)}.${randInt(1,12)}.${randInt(1,28)}`;
+
+        // 년도
+        if (/년도|연도/.test(l))
+            return `${randInt(2024,2027)}`;
+
+        // 금액/원/급여/수당/보수
+        if (/금액|급여|보수|수당|임금|월급|연봉|원$/.test(l))
+            return pick(['2,200,000','2,500,000','2,800,000','3,000,000','3,500,000','4,000,000']) + '원';
+
+        // 기간
+        if (/기간|시작.*종료|계약.*일/.test(l))
+            return `2026.03.11 ~ 2027.03.10`;
+
+        // 날짜/일자/일시
+        if (/날짜|일자|일시|작성일|계약일|시작일|종료일/.test(l))
+            return `2026.${String(randInt(1,12)).padStart(2,'0')}.${String(randInt(1,28)).padStart(2,'0')}`;
+
+        // 시간
+        if (/시간|시각/.test(l))
+            return `${String(randInt(8,18)).padStart(2,'0')}:00`;
+
+        // 회사/상호/업체
+        if (/회사|상호|업체|법인|사업장/.test(l))
+            return pick(['(주)코드브릿지엑스','(주)블루오션','(주)스마트솔루션','(주)넥스트웨이브','(주)그린테크']);
+
+        // 부서
+        if (/부서|팀|소속/.test(l))
+            return pick(['생산부','영업부','관리부','개발부','총무부','물류부']);
+
+        // 직책/직위/직급
+        if (/직책|직위|직급/.test(l))
+            return pick(['사원','주임','대리','과장','차장','부장']);
+
+        // 직종/업무/업종
+        if (/직종|업종|업무/.test(l))
+            return pick(['생산직','사무직','영업직','기술직','관리직']);
+
+        // 퍼센트/비율
+        if (/비율|퍼센트|%|율/.test(l))
+            return `${randInt(5,30)}%`;
+
+        // 수량/개수
+        if (/수량|개수|인원|명/.test(l))
+            return `${randInt(1,50)}`;
+
+        // 기타: 라벨 자체를 활용한 짧은 값
+        return label;
+    };
+
     const fillRandomCounterpart = async () => {
         try {
             const res = await fetch(`/esign/contracts/search-partners?q=`, {
@@ -781,6 +948,46 @@ className={`w-full text-left px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg mb-1 transition-colors ${i =
         }));
     };
 
+    // 사원 선택 시 근로계약서 변수 자동 채우기
+    const handleEmployeeSelect = (emp) => {
+        const labelMap = {
+            '직원.*주소': emp.address,
+            '출생.*년도': emp.birth_year,
+            '부서': emp.department,
+            '직책': emp.position,
+            '직위': emp.job_title || emp.position,
+            '연락처': emp.phone,
+            '전화.*번호': emp.phone,
+            '이메일': emp.email,
+            '계약자.*이름': emp.name,
+            '사원.*이름': emp.name,
+            '근로자.*이름': emp.name,
+            '근로자.*성명': emp.name,
+            '입사.*일': emp.hire_date,
+        };
+
+        setMetadata(prev => {
+            const updated = { ...prev };
+            templateVars.forEach(v => {
+                for (const [pattern, value] of Object.entries(labelMap)) {
+                    if (value && new RegExp(pattern, 'i').test(v.label)) {
+                        updated[v.key] = value;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            return updated;
+        });
+
+        // 상대방(직원) 서명자 정보 자동 채우기
+        setForm(f => ({
+            ...f,
+            counterpart_name: emp.name || f.counterpart_name,
+            counterpart_email: emp.email || f.counterpart_email,
+            counterpart_phone: emp.phone || f.counterpart_phone,
+        }));
+    };
+
     // Step 1 유효성 검사
     const validateStep1 = () => {
         const newErrors = {};
@@ -1253,6 +1460,14 @@ className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2.5 py-1 bg-white border border-gre
                                         </svg>
                                         고객 불러오기
                                     </button>
+                                ) : isLaborContract ? (
+                                    <button type="button" onClick={() => setEmployeeModalOpen(true)}
+                                            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2.5 py-1 bg-white border border-blue-300 text-blue-700 rounded-md text-xs font-medium hover:bg-blue-50 transition-colors">
+                                        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                                            <circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"/><line x1="21" y1="21" x2="16.65" y2="16.65"/>
+                                        </svg>
+                                        사원 불러오기
+                                    </button>
                                 ) : (
                                     <button type="button" onClick={() => setPartnerModalOpen(true)}
                                             className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2.5 py-1 bg-white border border-amber-300 text-amber-700 rounded-md text-xs font-medium hover:bg-amber-50 transition-colors">
@@ -1311,6 +1526,7 @@ className="px-4 py-1.5 bg-blue-600 text-white rounded-md hover:bg-blue-700 text-
         <div className="p-4 sm:p-6 max-w-3xl mx-auto">
             <PartnerSearchModal open={partnerModalOpen} onClose={() => setPartnerModalOpen(false)} onSelect={handlePartnerSelect} />
             <TenantSearchModal open={tenantModalOpen} onClose={() => setTenantModalOpen(false)} onSelect={handleTenantSelect} />
+            <EmployeeSearchModal open={employeeModalOpen} onClose={() => setEmployeeModalOpen(false)} onSelect={handleEmployeeSelect} />
             {/* 헤더 */}
             {editLoading && <div className="p-6 text-center text-gray-400">계약 정보를 불러오는 중...</div>}
             {!editLoading && <>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 21e80b07..6396a547 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1795,6 +1795,7 @@
         Route::get('/stamp/image/{tenant}', [EsignApiController::class, 'serveStampImage'])->name('stamp.image');
         Route::get('/search-partners', [EsignApiController::class, 'searchPartners'])->name('search-partners');
         Route::get('/search-tenants', [EsignApiController::class, 'searchTenants'])->name('search-tenants');
+        Route::get('/search-employees', [EsignApiController::class, 'searchEmployees'])->name('search-employees');
         Route::get('/generate-contract-number', [EsignApiController::class, 'generateContractNumber'])->name('generate-contract-number');
         Route::get('/alimtalk-templates', [EsignApiController::class, 'getAlimtalkTemplates'])->name('alimtalk-templates');