diff --git a/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php b/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php
index 1deb41d..8452256 100644
--- a/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php
+++ b/api-payroll/src/application/EmployeeApplication.php
@@ -504,7 +504,14 @@ class EmployeeApplication{
         return $response;
     }
 
-    function disableEmployeeRecord($idEmployee){
+    /**
+     * @param $code string
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    function disableEmployeeRecord($code){
+        $this->asserts->isNotEmpty($code, "The code can't be empty.");
+
+        $idEmployee = $this->getIdEmployeeByCode($code);
         $this->asserts->higherThanZero($idEmployee, "idEmployee must be higher than 0");
 
         try {
diff --git a/api-payroll/src/routes.php b/api-payroll/src/routes.php
index ee0cd6f..2925699 100644
--- a/api-payroll/src/routes.php
+++ b/api-payroll/src/routes.php
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ $app->put('/api/employee', function ($request, $response) {
         ->write(json_encode($this->employeeApplication->updateEmployeeData($requestData)));
 });
 
-$app->DELETE('/api/employee/{idEmployee}', function (Request $request, Response $response, array $args) {
-    $idEmployee = $args['idEmployee'];
+$app->DELETE('/api/employee/{code}', function (Request $request, Response $response, array $args) {
+    $code = $args['code'];
 
     return $response->withStatus(200)
         ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-        ->write(json_encode($this->employeeApplication->disableEmployeeRecord($idEmployee)));
+        ->write(json_encode($this->employeeApplication->disableEmployeeRecord($code)));
 });
 
 $app->get('/api/employee/type/{code}', function (Request $request, Response $response, array $args) {