diff --git a/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/core/data-table.svelte b/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/core/data-table.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc7237d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/core/data-table.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  // noinspection ES6UnusedImports
+  import * as Table from "$lib/components/ui/table";
+  import {
+    type ReadOrWritable,
+    Column,
+    createTable, Subscribe, Render
+  } from "svelte-headless-table";
+  import {
+    addPagination,
+    addSortBy,
+    addTableFilter,
+    type AnyPlugins,
+    type PaginationConfig, type SortByConfig, type SortKey
+  } from "svelte-headless-table/plugins";
+  import { Button } from "$lib/components/ui/button";
+  import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, ArrowUpDown } from "lucide-svelte";
+  import { cn } from "$lib/utils.ts";
+
+  let data: ReadOrWritable<any[]>;
+  let columns: Column<any, AnyPlugins>[];
+  let paginationConfig: PaginationConfig | undefined = undefined;
+  let sortByConfig: SortByConfig | undefined = undefined;
+  let className: string = "";
+  let table = createTable(data, {
+    page: addPagination(paginationConfig), sort: addSortBy(sortByConfig), filter: addTableFilter({
+      fn: ({ filterValue, value }) => {
+        console.log("Filtering: ", `\n\tvalue = \'${value}\'\n\tfilterValue = \'${filterValue}\'`);
+        return value.toLowerCase().includes(filterValue.toLowerCase());
+      }
+    })
+  });
+
+  const {
+    visibleColumns,
+    headerRows,
+    pageRows,
+    tableAttrs,
+    tableBodyAttrs,
+    pluginStates
+  } = table.createViewModel(columns);
+  const { pageIndex, hasPreviousPage, hasNextPage } = pluginStates.page;
+  const { filterValue } = pluginStates.filter;
+  const { sortKeys } = pluginStates.sort;
+
+  export { data, columns, filterValue, sortKeys, className as class };
+</script>
+
+<div class={className}>
+  <div class="rounded-md border">
+    <Table.Root {...$tableAttrs}>
+      <Table.Header>
+        {#each $headerRows as headerRow (headerRow.id)}
+          <Subscribe rowAttrs={headerRow.attrs()} let:rowAttrs>
+            <Table.Row {...rowAttrs}>
+              {#each headerRow.cells as cell (cell.id)}
+                <Subscribe
+                  attrs={cell.attrs()}
+                  let:attrs
+                  props={cell.props()}
+                  let:props
+                >
+                  <Table.Head
+                    {...attrs}
+                    class={cn("text-sm", "[&:has([role=checkbox])]:pl-3")}
+                  >
+                    {#if props.sort.disabled}
+                      <Render of={cell.render()} />
+                    {:else}
+                      <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" on:click={props.sort.toggle}>
+                        <Render of={cell.render()} />
+                        {#if props.sort.order === "asc"}
+                          <ArrowUp class={cn($sortKeys[0]?.id === cell.id && "text-foreground", "ml-2 h-4 w-4")} />
+                        {:else if props.sort.order === "desc"}
+                          <ArrowDown class={cn($sortKeys[0]?.id === cell.id && "text-foreground", "ml-2 h-4 w-4")} />
+                        {:else}
+                          <ArrowUpDown
+                            class={cn(
+                            $sortKeys[0]?.id === cell.id && "text-foreground",
+                            "ml-2 h-4 w-4"
+                          )}
+                          />
+                        {/if}
+                      </Button>
+                    {/if}
+                  </Table.Head>
+                </Subscribe>
+              {/each}
+            </Table.Row>
+          </Subscribe>
+        {/each}
+      </Table.Header>
+      <Table.Body {...$tableBodyAttrs}>
+        {#each $pageRows as row (row.id)}
+          <Subscribe rowAttrs={row.attrs()} let:rowAttrs>
+            <Table.Row
+              {...rowAttrs}
+            >
+              {#each row.cells as cell (cell.id)}
+                <Subscribe attrs={cell.attrs()} let:attrs props={cell.props()} let:props>
+                  <Table.Cell class="[&:has([role=checkbox])]:pl-3" {...attrs}>
+                    <Render of={cell.render()} />
+                  </Table.Cell>
+                </Subscribe>
+              {/each}
+            </Table.Row>
+          </Subscribe>
+        {/each}
+      </Table.Body>
+    </Table.Root>
+  </div>
+  <div class="flex items-center justify-end space-x-4 py-4">
+    <Button
+      variant="outline"
+      size="sm"
+      on:click={() => ($pageIndex = $pageIndex - 1)}
+      disabled={!$hasPreviousPage}>Previous
+    </Button
+    >
+    <Button
+      variant="outline"
+      size="sm"
+      disabled={!$hasNextPage}
+      on:click={() => ($pageIndex = $pageIndex + 1)}>Next
+    </Button
+    >
+  </div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees-data-table.svelte b/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees-data-table.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a856333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees-data-table.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { type Person, Skill } from "$lib/types/core.ts";
+  import { employees } from "$lib/stores.ts";
+  import { createRender, createTable, type ReadOrWritable } from "svelte-headless-table";
+  import PersonAvatar from "$lib/components/elements/person/person-avatar.svelte";
+  import SkillsList from "$lib/components/elements/skill/skills-list.svelte";
+  import ConstraintsList from "$lib/components/elements/constraint/constraints-list.svelte";
+  import DataTable from "$lib/components/elements/data-tables/core/data-table.svelte";
+  import { writable, type Writable } from "svelte/store";
+  import { createSortKeysStore, type WritableSortKeys } from "svelte-headless-table/plugins";
+  import type { Constraint } from "$lib/types/constraints.ts";
+
+  let data: ReadOrWritable<Person[]> = employees;
+  let filterValue: Writable<string> = writable("");
+  let sortKeys: WritableSortKeys = createSortKeysStore([]);
+  let className: string = "";
+
+  const table = createTable(data);
+  const columns = table.createColumns([
+    table.column({
+      id: "avatar",
+      accessor: (row: Person) => row,
+      header: "Avatar",
+      cell: (data) => createRender(PersonAvatar, { person: data.value }),
+      plugins: {
+        filter: {
+          disable: true
+        },
+        sort: {
+          disable: true
+        }
+      }
+    }),
+    table.column({
+      id: "name",
+      accessor: "name",
+      header: "Name"
+    }),
+    table.column({
+      id: "job_title",
+      accessor: "job_title",
+      header: "Job Title"
+    }),
+    table.column({
+      id: "skills",
+      accessor: (row: Person) => row.skills,
+      header: "Skills",
+      cell: (data) => createRender(SkillsList, { skills: data.value }),
+      plugins: {
+        filter: {
+          getFilterValue: (value: Skill[]) => value.map((skill) => skill.name).join(" ")
+        },
+        sort: {
+          getSortValue: (value: Skill[]) => value.map((skill) => skill.name).join(" ")
+        }
+      }
+    }),
+    table.column({
+      id: "constraints",
+      accessor: (row: Person) => row.constraints,
+      header: "Constraints",
+      cell: (data) => createRender(ConstraintsList, { constraints: data.value }),
+      plugins: {
+        filter: {
+          getFilterValue: (value: Constraint[]) => value.map((constraint) => constraint.type).join(" ")
+        },
+        sort: {
+          getSortValue: (value: Constraint[]) => value.map((constraint) => constraint.type).join(" ")
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  ]);
+
+  export { data, filterValue, sortKeys, className as class };
+</script>
+
+<DataTable {data} {columns} bind:filterValue bind:sortKeys class={className} />
diff --git a/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees.svelte b/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index dd1ab65..0000000
--- a/src/lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  // noinspection ES6UnusedImports
-  import * as Table from "$lib/components/ui/table";
-  import type { Person } from "$lib/types/core.ts";
-  import { employees } from "$lib/stores.ts";
-  import { createRender, createTable, type ReadOrWritable, Render, Subscribe } from "svelte-headless-table";
-  import PersonAvatar from "$lib/components/elements/person/person-avatar.svelte";
-  import SkillsList from "$lib/components/elements/skill/skills-list.svelte";
-  import ConstraintsList from "$lib/components/elements/constraint/constraints-list.svelte";
-
-  let data: ReadOrWritable<Person[]> = employees;
-
-  const table = createTable(data);
-  const columns = table.createColumns([
-    table.column({
-      accessor: (row: Person) => row,
-      header: "Avatar",
-      cell: (data) => createRender(PersonAvatar, { person: data.value })
-    }),
-    table.column({
-      accessor: "name",
-      header: "Name"
-    }),
-    table.column({
-      accessor: "job_title",
-      header: "Job Title"
-    }),
-    table.column({
-      accessor: (row: Person) => row.skills,
-      header: "Skills",
-      cell: (data) => createRender(SkillsList, { skills: data.value })
-    }),
-    table.column({
-      accessor: (row: Person) => row.constraints,
-      header: "Constraints",
-      cell: (data) => createRender(ConstraintsList, { constraints: data.value })
-    })
-  ]);
-
-  const { headerRows, pageRows, tableAttrs, tableBodyAttrs } =
-    table.createViewModel(columns);
-
-  export { data };
-</script>
-
-<div class="rounded-md border">
-  <Table.Root {...$tableAttrs}>
-    <Table.Header>
-      {#each $headerRows as headerRow}
-        <Subscribe rowAttrs={headerRow.attrs()}>
-          <Table.Row>
-            {#each headerRow.cells as cell (cell.id)}
-              <Subscribe attrs={cell.attrs()} let:attrs props={cell.props()}>
-                <Table.Head {...attrs}>
-                  <Render of={cell.render()} />
-                </Table.Head>
-              </Subscribe>
-            {/each}
-          </Table.Row>
-        </Subscribe>
-      {/each}
-    </Table.Header>
-    <Table.Body {...$tableBodyAttrs}>
-      {#each $pageRows as row (row.id)}
-        <Subscribe rowAttrs={row.attrs()} let:rowAttrs>
-          <Table.Row {...rowAttrs}>
-            {#each row.cells as cell (cell.id)}
-              <Subscribe attrs={cell.attrs()} let:attrs>
-                <Table.Cell {...attrs}>
-                  <Render of={cell.render()} />
-                </Table.Cell>
-              </Subscribe>
-            {/each}
-          </Table.Row>
-        </Subscribe>
-      {/each}
-    </Table.Body>
-  </Table.Root>
-</div>
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diff --git a/src/lib/components/elements/data-views/employees-data-view.svelte b/src/lib/components/elements/data-views/employees-data-view.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6207883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/elements/data-views/employees-data-view.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import TopBar from "$lib/components/elements/top-bar/top_bar.svelte";
+  import Search from "$lib/components/ui/search/search.svelte";
+  import EmployeesDataTable from "$lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees-data-table.svelte";
+  import type { ReadOrWritable } from "svelte-headless-table";
+  import type { Person } from "$lib/types/core.ts";
+  import { employees } from "$lib/stores.ts";
+  import { writable, type Writable } from "svelte/store";
+  import { createSortKeysStore, type WritableSortKeys } from "svelte-headless-table/plugins";
+  import { Button } from "$lib/components/ui/button";
+
+  let data: ReadOrWritable<Person[]> = employees;
+  let filterValue: Writable<string> = writable("");
+  let sortKeys: WritableSortKeys = createSortKeysStore([]);
+
+  export { data };
+</script>
+
+<TopBar sticky={true}>
+  <svelte:fragment slot="start">
+    <slot name="start" />
+  </svelte:fragment>
+
+  <svelte:fragment slot="middle">
+    <slot name="middle" />
+  </svelte:fragment>
+
+  <svelte:fragment slot="end">
+    <Search onInput={(s) => filterValue.set(s)} />
+  </svelte:fragment>
+</TopBar>
+<EmployeesDataTable {data} bind:filterValue bind:sortKeys class="w-full" />
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diff --git a/src/lib/components/ui/search/search.svelte b/src/lib/components/ui/search/search.svelte
index 2b9c969..390f619 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ui/search/search.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ui/search/search.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { writable } from "svelte/store";
+  import { type Writable, writable } from "svelte/store";
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
   import { Button } from "$lib/components/ui/button";
   import { SearchIcon } from "lucide-svelte";
   import { Input } from "$lib/components/ui/input";
 
-  let searchInput = writable("");
+  let searchInput: Writable<string> = writable("");
   let placeholder: string = "Search";
   let debounceTimeout: number;
   let focused: boolean = false;
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
   let onSubmit: (value: string) => void = () => {
   };
 
-  function handleInputChange(e: Event) {
+  function handleInputChange() {
     clearTimeout(debounceTimeout);
     debounceTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      onInput((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value);
+      onInput($searchInput);
     }, debounceDelay);
   }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     return () => clearTimeout(debounceTimeout);
   });
 
-  export { onInput, onSubmit, placeholder, debounceDelay };
+  export { searchInput, placeholder, debounceDelay, onInput, onSubmit };
 </script>
 
 <form class="relative h-10 rounded-md bg-white shadow overflow-clip" on:submit|preventDefault={handleSubmit}>
diff --git a/src/lib/types/constraints.ts b/src/lib/types/constraints.ts
index 695d8eb..e2c1360 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/constraints.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/constraints.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { Location, Person, Task } from "$lib/types/core.ts";
 // ToDo: Discuss with Oz & add more constraints
 
 export enum ConstraintType {
-  NoLocations,
-  NoTasks,
-  NoPeople
+  NoLocations = "NoLocations",
+  NoTasks = "NoTasks",
+  NoPeople = "NoPeople"
 }
 
 export type NoLocationsConstraint = {
diff --git a/src/routes/employees/+page.svelte b/src/routes/employees/+page.svelte
index 37c50f8..e144d77 100644
--- a/src/routes/employees/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/employees/+page.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import EmployeesTable from "$lib/components/elements/data-tables/employees.svelte";
+  import EmployeesDataView from "$lib/components/elements/data-views/employees-data-view.svelte";
 </script>
 
 <div class="bg-gray-50 w-full">
   <main class="w-full h-dvh flex flex-col items-start justify-start overflow-y-scroll p-4">
-    <EmployeesTable />
+    <EmployeesDataView />
   </main>
 </div>
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