diff --git a/Modules/EmployeeTalk/classes/Talk/class.ilEmployeeTalkTableGUI.php b/Modules/EmployeeTalk/classes/Talk/class.ilEmployeeTalkTableGUI.php
index eb4bba46679b..99a1869b2bf0 100644
--- a/Modules/EmployeeTalk/classes/Talk/class.ilEmployeeTalkTableGUI.php
+++ b/Modules/EmployeeTalk/classes/Talk/class.ilEmployeeTalkTableGUI.php
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ public function setTalkData(array $talks): void
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if ($filter['etal_employee'] !== "") {
-                $filterUser = ilObjUser::getUserIdByLogin($filter['etal_employee']);
+            if (trim($filter['etal_employee']) !== "") {
+                $filterUser = ilObjUser::getUserIdByLogin(trim($filter['etal_employee']));
                 if ($val->getEmployee() !== $filterUser) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -226,15 +226,15 @@ public function setTalkData(array $talks): void
                 $employeeName = ilObjUser::_lookupLogin($talkData->getEmployee());
             }
 
-            if ($filter['etal_superior'] !== "") {
-                $filterUser = ilObjUser::getUserIdByLogin($filter['etal_superior']);
+            if (trim($filter['etal_superior']) !== "") {
+                $filterUser = ilObjUser::getUserIdByLogin(trim($filter['etal_superior']));
                 if ($talk->getOwner() !== $filterUser) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
 
-            if ($filter['etal_title'] !== "") {
-                if (strpos($talk->getTitle(), $filter['etal_title']) === false) {
+            if (trim($filter['etal_title']) !== "") {
+                if (strpos(strtolower($talk->getTitle()), strtolower(trim($filter['etal_title']))) === false) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ public function setTalkData(array $talks): void
                 $template = ilObjectFactory::getInstanceByObjId($talkData->getTemplateId());
                 $template_title = $template->getTitle();
             }
-            if ($filter['etal_template'] !== "") {
-                if (strpos($template_title, $filter['etal_template']) === false) {
+            if (trim($filter['etal_template']) !== "") {
+                if (strpos(strtolower($template_title), strtolower(trim($filter['etal_template']))) === false) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }