diff --git a/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php b/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php
index 46e193a..de8652b 100644
--- a/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php
+++ b/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ class EmployeeApplication{
     private $cryptographyService;
     private $asserts;
 
-    function __construct($mysql, $cryptographyService, $asserts){
+    function __construct($employeeSettings, $mysql, $cryptographyService, $asserts){
+        $this->settings = $employeeSettings;
+
         $this->cryptographyService = $cryptographyService;
         $this->pdo = $mysql;
         $this->asserts = $asserts;
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ class EmployeeApplication{
         $idNewPerson = $this->saveNewPerson($securedFirstName, $securedMiddleName, $securedLastName,
             $birthDate, $securedEmail, $phone);
 
-        $employeeCode = $this->cryptographyService->pseudoRandomStringOpenssl(10);
+        $employeeCode = $this->cryptographyService->pseudoRandomStringOpenssl($this->settings['codeLength']);
         $idEmployee = $this->savePersonAsEmployee($idEmployeeType, $idNewPerson, $employeeCode, $contractType);
 
         $response = array(
diff --git a/api-payroll/src/dependencies.php b/api-payroll/src/dependencies.php
index cb1fa94..1075e7b 100644
--- a/api-payroll/src/dependencies.php
+++ b/api-payroll/src/dependencies.php
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ $container['sessionApplication'] = function ($c) {
 
 // The employee application
 $container['employeeApplication'] = function ($c) {
-    $employeeApplication = new App\Application\EmployeeApplication($c['mysql'], $c['cryptographyService'], $c['asserts']);
+    $employeeSettings = $c->get('settings')['employee'];
+    $employeeApplication = new App\Application\EmployeeApplication($employeeSettings,
+        $c['mysql'], $c['cryptographyService'], $c['asserts']);
     return $employeeApplication;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api-payroll/src/settings.php b/api-payroll/src/settings.php
index 54893f4..10ea7c9 100644
--- a/api-payroll/src/settings.php
+++ b/api-payroll/src/settings.php
@@ -40,5 +40,10 @@ return [
             'databaseSelectQueryErrorMessage' => 'There was an error fetching the data.',
             'databaseInsertQueryErrorMessage' => 'There was an error inserting the record.',
         ],
+
+        // Employee settings
+        'employee' => [
+            'codeLength' => '5',
+        ],
     ],
 ];