diff --git a/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/AddAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue b/resources/src/models/AuthorEmployment/components/AddAuthorEmploymentDialog.vue
index 6eb88992..b1eb5ec8 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 <= 50 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [50]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
           ]"
           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 <= 50 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [50]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
           ]"
           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 d590de36..a315aab6 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 <= 50 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [50]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
           ]"
           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 <= 50 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [50]),
+                   (val: string) => val.length <= 255 || t('common.validation.must-be-less-than-x-characters', [255]),
           ]"
           class="q-mb-md"
           :hint="t('orcid-employment-edit.department-name-hint')"