diff --git a/src/components/employeeCard/EmployeeCard.tsx b/src/components/employeeCard/EmployeeCard.tsx
index 0f65ece5d..f4d74ac36 100644
--- a/src/components/employeeCard/EmployeeCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/employeeCard/EmployeeCard.tsx
@@ -30,38 +30,58 @@ export default function EmployeeCard({
           <div className={styles.employeeImage}>
             <Image
               src={employee.imageUrl}
-              alt=""
+              alt={employee.name}
               style={{ objectFit: "cover" }}
               fill={true}
             />
           </div>
         </Link>
         <div className={styles.employeeInfoWrapper}>
-          <div className={styles.employeeInfo}>
-            <p className={styles.employeeName}>{employee.name}</p>
-            <div className={styles.employeeRole}>
-              {employee.competences.map((competence) => (
-                <>
-                  <Text
-                    className={styles.employeeRoleDot}
-                    type="labelRegular"
-                    key={competence}
-                  >
-                    {competence}
-                  </Text>
-                </>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          </div>
+          <Text type="h4" as="h3">
+            <Link
+              href={`/${language}/${employeePageSlug}/${aliasFromEmail(employee.email)}`}
+              className={styles.employeeNameLink}
+            >
+              {employee.name}
+            </Link>
+          </Text>
 
-          <div className={styles.employeeContactInfo}>
-            <p>{employee.email}</p>
-            {employee.telephone && (
-              <p>{formatPhoneNumber(employee.telephone)}</p>
-            )}
+          <div className={styles.employeeRole}>
+            {employee.competences.map((competence) => (
+              <Text
+                className={styles.employeeRoleDot}
+                type="labelRegular"
+                key={competence}
+              >
+                {competence}
+              </Text>
+            ))}
           </div>
+
+          <Text type="bodyExtraSmall">
+            <a href={`mailto:${employee.email}`}>{employee.email}</a>
+          </Text>
+          {employee.telephone && (
+            <Text type="bodyExtraSmall">
+              <a href={`tel:${employee.telephone}`}>
+                {formatPhoneNumber(employee.telephone)}
+              </a>
+            </Text>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     )
   );
 }
+
+export function EmployeeCardSkeleton() {
+  return (
+    <div className={`${styles.employeeWrapper} ${styles.skeletonCard}`}>
+      <div className={styles.employeeImage} />
+      <div className={`${styles.skeletonText} ${styles.skeletonName}`} />
+      <div className={`${styles.skeletonText} ${styles.skeletonTitle}`} />
+      <div className={`${styles.skeletonText} ${styles.skeletonContact}`} />
+      <div className={`${styles.skeletonText} ${styles.skeletonContact}`} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/employeeCard/employeeCard.module.css b/src/components/employeeCard/employeeCard.module.css
index a49534326..c99bd84b2 100644
--- a/src/components/employeeCard/employeeCard.module.css
+++ b/src/components/employeeCard/employeeCard.module.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  height: 100%;
+  gap: 0.375rem;
 }
 
 .contactInfo {
@@ -30,17 +30,14 @@
   gap: 0.375rem;
 }
 
-.employeeName {
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  line-height: 120%;
+.employeeNameLink {
+  text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 .employeeWrapper {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: flex-start;
-  margin: 1rem;
   min-width: 280px;
   max-width: var(--Text-paragraph, 537px);
   gap: var(--small, 6px);
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@
 
 .employeeRoleDot::after {
   content: "·";
-  margin: 0 0.5rem;
+  margin: 0 0.25rem;
 }
 
 .employeeRoleDot:last-child:after {
@@ -103,3 +100,37 @@
   font-size: 1rem;
   color: var(--text-tertiary, #5e5e5e);
 }
+
+/* Update the skeleton styles */
+.skeletonCard {
+  animation: pulse 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.6, 1) infinite;
+}
+
+.skeletonText {
+  height: 20px;
+  background-color: var(--background-bg-light-primary);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  align-self: flex-start;
+}
+
+.skeletonName {
+  width: 150px;
+}
+
+.skeletonTitle {
+  width: 100px;
+}
+
+.skeletonContact {
+  width: 130px;
+}
+
+@keyframes pulse {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/sections/employees/EmployeeList.tsx b/src/components/sections/employees/EmployeeList.tsx
index a6cd88c18..bb041e4cc 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/employees/EmployeeList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/employees/EmployeeList.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { use, useState } from "react";
 
-import Button from "src/components/buttons/Button";
 import EmployeeCard from "src/components/employeeCard/EmployeeCard";
+import { Tag } from "src/components/tag";
 import Text from "src/components/text/Text";
 import { ChewbaccaEmployee, Competence } from "src/types/employees";
+import { Result } from "studio/utils/result";
 
 import styles from "./employees.module.css";
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const competences: Competence[] = [
 ];
 
 export interface EmployeesProps {
-  employees: ChewbaccaEmployee[];
+  employees: Promise<Result<ChewbaccaEmployee[], string>>;
   language: string;
   employeesPageSlug: string;
 }
@@ -29,16 +30,19 @@ interface EmployeeFilters {
 }
 
 export default function EmployeeList({
-  employees,
+  employees: employeesPromise,
   language,
   employeesPageSlug,
 }: EmployeesProps) {
+  const employeesRes = use(employeesPromise);
+  const employees = employeesRes.ok ? employeesRes.value : [];
+  const [filteredEmployees, setFilteredEmployees] = useState<
+    ChewbaccaEmployee[]
+  >(shuffleEmployees(employees));
+
   const locations = Array.from(new Set(employees.map((e) => e.officeName)));
   const t = useTranslations("employee_card");
 
-  const [filteredEmployees, setFilteredEmployees] =
-    useState<ChewbaccaEmployee[]>(employees);
-
   const [employeeFilters, setEmployeeFilters] = useState<EmployeeFilters>({
     competenceFilter: null,
     locationFilter: null,
@@ -85,30 +89,25 @@ export default function EmployeeList({
           <Text type="labelSemibold" className={styles.employeeFilterLabel}>
             {t("field")}
           </Text>
-          <Button
-            size="small"
-            background={employeeFilters.competenceFilter ? "light" : "dark"}
-            type={
-              employeeFilters.competenceFilter == null ? "primary" : "secondary"
-            }
+          <Tag
+            active={!employeeFilters.competenceFilter}
+            type="button"
             onClick={() => filterEmployees({ competenceFilter: null })}
-          >
-            <Text type="labelSmall"> {t("all")}</Text>
-          </Button>
+            text={t("all")}
+          />
+
           {competences.map((competence) => {
             const active = employeeFilters.competenceFilter == competence;
             return (
-              <Button
-                size="small"
+              <Tag
                 key={competence}
-                background={active ? "dark" : "light"}
-                type={"secondary"}
+                active={active}
+                type="button"
                 onClick={() =>
                   filterEmployees({ competenceFilter: competence })
                 }
-              >
-                <Text type="labelSmall"> {t(competence)}</Text>
-              </Button>
+                text={t(competence)}
+              />
             );
           })}
         </div>
@@ -116,58 +115,53 @@ export default function EmployeeList({
           <Text type="labelSemibold" className={styles.employeeFilterLabel}>
             {t("location")}
           </Text>
-          <Button
-            size="small"
-            background={employeeFilters.locationFilter ? "light" : "dark"}
-            type={
-              employeeFilters.locationFilter == null ? "primary" : "secondary"
-            }
+          <Tag
+            active={!employeeFilters.locationFilter}
+            type="button"
             onClick={() => filterEmployees({ locationFilter: null })}
-          >
-            <Text type="labelSmall"> {t("all")}</Text>
-          </Button>
+            text={t("all")}
+          />
 
           {locations.map((location) => {
+            if (!location) return null;
             const active = employeeFilters.locationFilter == location;
             return (
-              <Button
-                size="small"
+              <Tag
                 key={location}
-                background={active ? "dark" : "light"}
-                type={"secondary"}
+                active={active}
+                type="button"
                 onClick={() => filterEmployees({ locationFilter: location })}
-              >
-                <Text type="labelSmall"> {location} </Text>
-              </Button>
+                text={location}
+              />
             );
           })}
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className={styles.employeeCountWrapper}>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex" }}></div>
-
+      <div className={styles.peopleCountWrapper}>
         <p className={styles.employeeCount}>
           {t("show")}{" "}
           <span className={styles.employeeCountValue}>
             {filteredEmployees.length}
           </span>{" "}
-          {t("of")}{" "}
-          <span className={styles.employeeCountValue}>{employees.length}</span>{" "}
-          {t("consultants")}
+          {t("of")} <span>{employees.length}</span> {t("consultants")}
         </p>
-      </div>
 
-      <div className={styles.peopleContainer}>
-        {filteredEmployees.map((employee) => (
-          <EmployeeCard
-            employee={employee}
-            employeePageSlug={employeesPageSlug}
-            language={language}
-            key={employee.name}
-          />
-        ))}
+        <div className={styles.peopleContainer}>
+          {filteredEmployees.map((employee) => (
+            <EmployeeCard
+              employee={employee}
+              employeePageSlug={employeesPageSlug}
+              language={language}
+              key={employee.name}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </>
   );
 }
+
+function shuffleEmployees(employees: ChewbaccaEmployee[]) {
+  return employees.sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5);
+}
diff --git a/src/components/sections/employees/Employees.tsx b/src/components/sections/employees/Employees.tsx
index ef1d07748..1f0c51426 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/employees/Employees.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/employees/Employees.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
+import { Suspense } from "react";
 
-import {
-  domainFromEmail,
-  fetchAllChewbaccaEmployees,
-} from "src/utils/employees";
+import { EmployeeCardSkeleton } from "src/components/employeeCard/EmployeeCard";
+import Text from "src/components/text/Text";
+import { fetchAllChewbaccaEmployees } from "src/utils/employees";
 import { domainFromHostname } from "src/utils/url";
 import { EmployeesSection } from "studio/lib/interfaces/pages";
 import { EMPLOYEE_PAGE_SLUG_QUERY } from "studio/lib/queries/siteSettings";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { loadStudioQuery } from "studio/lib/store";
 
 import EmployeeList from "./EmployeeList";
 import styles from "./employees.module.css";
+
 export interface EmployeesProps {
   language: string;
   section: EmployeesSection;
@@ -25,29 +26,32 @@ export default async function Employees({ language, section }: EmployeesProps) {
   );
   const employeesPageSlug = employeesPageRes.data.slug;
 
-  const employeesResult = await fetchAllChewbaccaEmployees();
-
-  if (!employeesResult.ok) {
-    console.error("Failed to fetch employees: ", employeesResult.error);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const domain = domainFromHostname(headers().get("host"));
-  const employees = employeesResult.value.filter(
-    (employee) =>
-      employee.email != null && domainFromEmail(employee.email) === domain,
-  );
+  const countryTld = domainFromHostname(headers().get("host")).split(".")[1];
+  const employees = fetchAllChewbaccaEmployees(countryTld);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrapper}>
       <div className={styles.employees}>
-        <h1 className={styles.header}>{section.basicTitle}</h1>
-        <EmployeeList
-          employees={employees}
-          employeesPageSlug={employeesPageSlug}
-          language={language}
-        />
+        <Text type="h1">{section.basicTitle}</Text>
+
+        <Suspense fallback={<EmployeeListSkeleton />}>
+          <EmployeeList
+            employees={employees}
+            employeesPageSlug={employeesPageSlug}
+            language={language}
+          />
+        </Suspense>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function EmployeeListSkeleton() {
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.peopleContainer}>
+      {[...Array(4)].map((_, index) => (
+        <EmployeeCardSkeleton key={index} />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/sections/employees/employees.module.css b/src/components/sections/employees/employees.module.css
index e51a5801b..01a0e1ebf 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/employees/employees.module.css
+++ b/src/components/sections/employees/employees.module.css
@@ -3,8 +3,19 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  margin: 5rem 0;
+  margin: 5rem 1rem;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
+
+  max-width: var(--max-content-width-large);
+  margin: 0 auto;
+
+  background: var(--background-bg-light-secondary);
+  padding: 3rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-large, 24px);
+
+  @media (max-width: 375px) {
+    padding: 1.5rem;
+  }
 }
 
 .header {
@@ -42,12 +53,16 @@
 
 .employeeFilterLabel {
   flex-shrink: 0;
-  min-width: 4.5rem;
-  width: 4.5rem;
+  @media (min-width: 375px) {
+    min-width: 4.5rem;
+    width: 4.5rem;
+  }
 }
 
-.employeeCountWrapper {
-  width: 100%;
+.peopleCountWrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .employeeCount {
@@ -59,7 +74,7 @@
 }
 
 .peopleContainer {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 1rem;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
+  gap: 1.5rem;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/tag/index.tsx b/src/components/tag/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18f16130e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/tag/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+import Text from "src/components/text/Text";
+
+import styles from "./tag.module.css";
+
+type TagInner =
+  | {
+      type: "button";
+      onClick?: () => void;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: "link";
+      href: string;
+    };
+
+type TagProps = {
+  active?: boolean;
+  text: string;
+} & TagInner;
+
+export const Tag = ({ text, active = false, ...props }: TagProps) => {
+  const className = `${styles.tag} ${active ? styles["tag--active"] : ""}`;
+  if (props.type === "button") {
+    return (
+      <button className={className} onClick={props.onClick}>
+        <Text type="labelRegular">{text}</Text>
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Link className={className} href={props.href}>
+      <Text type="labelRegular">{text}</Text>
+    </Link>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/tag/tag.module.css b/src/components/tag/tag.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb02f5306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/tag/tag.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+.tag {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.375rem 0.75rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--text-primary, #222424);
+  background: transparent;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+}
+
+.tag:hover {
+  background: var(--background-bg-light-secondary, #eaeaea);
+}
+.tag:active {
+  background: var(--background-bg-light-secondary, #eaeaea);
+}
+.tag:focus {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--surface-yellow, #ffd02f);
+}
+.tag--active {
+  background: var(--background-bg-dark, #2d2d2d);
+  color: var(--text-primary-light);
+}
+.tag--active:hover {
+  background: var(--background-bg-dark, #2d2d2d);
+}
diff --git a/src/components/text/Text.tsx b/src/components/text/Text.tsx
index cb8c83341..ce7ad46e3 100644
--- a/src/components/text/Text.tsx
+++ b/src/components/text/Text.tsx
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ const Text = ({
   children,
   id,
   className,
+  as: asElement,
 }: {
   type?: TextType;
   children: React.ReactNode;
   id?: string;
+  as?: React.ElementType;
   className?: string;
 }) => {
-  const Element = elementMap[type];
+  const Element = asElement ?? elementMap[type];
   const generatedClassName = `${classMap[type]} ${className ?? ""}`;
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/utils/employees.ts b/src/utils/employees.ts
index 1e0720140..38bdf5e25 100644
--- a/src/utils/employees.ts
+++ b/src/utils/employees.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import { domainFromHostname } from "./url";
 
 const CHEWBACCA_URL = "https://chewie-webapp-ld2ijhpvmb34c.azurewebsites.net";
 
-export async function fetchAllChewbaccaEmployees(): Promise<
-  Result<ChewbaccaEmployee[], string>
-> {
-  const employeesRes = await fetch(new URL("employees", CHEWBACCA_URL));
+export async function fetchAllChewbaccaEmployees(
+  countryCode?: string,
+): Promise<Result<ChewbaccaEmployee[], string>> {
+  const url = countryCode
+    ? `${CHEWBACCA_URL}/employees?country=${countryCode}`
+    : `${CHEWBACCA_URL}/employees`;
+  const employeesRes = await fetch(url);
   if (!employeesRes.ok) {
     return ResultError(
       `Fetch returned status ${employeesRes.status} ${employeesRes.statusText}`,