diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorEmploymentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorEmploymentController.php
index 1b7eb88e..086912b3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorEmploymentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorEmploymentController.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ public function store(Author $author, Request $request)
 
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'organization_id' => 'nullable|exists:organizations,id',
-            'role_title' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
-            'department_name' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
+            'role_title' => 'nullable|string|max:125',
+            'department_name' => 'nullable|string|max:125',
             'start_date' => 'required|date',
             'end_date' => 'nullable|date',
         ]);
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public function update(Author $author, Request $request, AuthorEmployment $autho
         $this->authorize('update', $authorEmployment);
 
         $validated = $request->validate([
-            'role_title' => 'nullable|string|max:50',
-            'department_name' => 'nullable|string|max:50',
+            'role_title' => 'nullable|string|max:125',
+            'department_name' => 'nullable|string|max:125',
             'start_date' => 'required|date',
             'end_date' => 'nullable|date',
         ]);
diff --git a/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/AddAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue b/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/AddAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
index b1eb5ec8..30f95635 100644
--- a/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/AddAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
+++ b/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/AddAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async function createAuthorEmployment() {
           :label="t('orcid-employment-edit.role-title')"
           outlined
           :rules="[(val: string|null) => !!val || t('common.required'),
-                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 125 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [125]),
           ]"
           class="q-mb-md"
         />
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async function createAuthorEmployment() {
           :label="t('orcid-employment-edit.department-name')"
           outlined
           :rules="[(val: string|null) => !!val || t('common.required'),
-                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 125 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [125]),
           ]"
           class="q-mb-md"
           :hint="t('orcid-employment-edit.department-name-hint')"
diff --git a/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/EditAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue b/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/EditAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
index a315aab6..70b2e0cc 100644
--- a/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/EditAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
+++ b/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/EditAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function deleteAuthorEmployment() {
           :label="t('orcid-employment-edit.role-title')"
           outlined
           :rules="[(val: string|null) => !!val || t('common.required'),
-                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 125 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [125]),
           ]"
           class="q-mb-md"
         />
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function deleteAuthorEmployment() {
           :label="t('orcid-employment-edit.department-name')"
           outlined
           :rules="[(val: string|null) => !!val || t('common.required'),
-                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 125 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [125]),
           ]"
           class="q-mb-md"
           :hint="t('orcid-employment-edit.department-name-hint')"
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Models/AuthorEmployementTest.php b/tests/Feature/Models/AuthorEmployementTest.php
index 165a7da5..691f2f04 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Models/AuthorEmployementTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Models/AuthorEmployementTest.php
@@ -119,3 +119,24 @@
     Queue::assertPushed(\App\Jobs\SyncAuthorEmploymentWithOrcid::class);
 
 });
+
+test('adding a 125 char role title is valid', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $employment = AuthorEmployment::factory()->create([
+        'author_id' => $user->author->id,
+        'organization_id' => Organization::getDefaultOrganization()->id,
+        'start_date' => now()->subYear(),
+    ]);
+
+    $data = AuthorEmployment::factory()->make([
+        'author_id' => $user->author->id,
+        'organization_id' => Organization::getDefaultOrganization()->id,
+        'start_date' => now()->subYear(),
+        'role_title' => str_repeat('a', 125),
+    ])->toArray();
+
+    $response = $this->actingAs($user)->putJson("api/authors/{$user->author->id}/employments/{$employment->id}", $data)->assertOk();
+
+    expect($response->json('data.role_title'))->toBe(str_repeat('a', 125));
+
+});