diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64fde8ee1a
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+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+QUnit.module('hr');
+
+QUnit.test("Test: Employee [HR]", function (assert) {
+	assert.expect(3);
+	let done = assert.async();
+	let today_date = frappe.datetime.nowdate();
+
+	frappe.run_serially([
+		// test employee creation
+		() => frappe.set_route("List", "Employee", "List"),
+		() => frappe.new_doc("Employee"),
+		() => frappe.timeout(1),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("employee_name", "Test Employee"),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("salutation", "Ms"),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("date_of_joining", frappe.datetime.add_months(today_date, -2)),	// joined 2 month from now
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("date_of_birth", frappe.datetime.add_months(today_date, -240)),	// age is 20 years
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("employment_type", "Test Employment type"),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("holiday_list", "Test Holiday list"),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("branch", "Test Branch"),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("department", "Test Department"),
+		() => cur_frm.set_value("designation", "Test Designation"),
+		() => frappe.click_button('Add Row'),
+		() => cur_frm.fields_dict.leave_approvers.grid.grid_rows[0].doc.leave_approver="Administrator",
+		// save data
+		() => cur_frm.save(),
+		() => frappe.timeout(1),
+		// check name of employee
+		() => assert.equal("Test Employee", cur_frm.doc.employee_name,
+			'name of employee correctly saved'),
+		// check auto filled gender according to salutation
+		() => assert.equal("Female", cur_frm.doc.gender,
+			'gender correctly saved as per salutation'),
+		// check auto filled retirement date [60 years from DOB]
+		() => assert.equal(frappe.datetime.add_months(today_date, 480), cur_frm.doc.date_of_retirement,	// 40 years from now
+			'retirement date correctly saved as per date of birth'),
+		() => done()
+	]);
+});
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diff --git a/erpnext/tests/ui/tests.txt b/erpnext/tests/ui/tests.txt
index 1c429f2a67..0025e9fe42 100644
--- a/erpnext/tests/ui/tests.txt
+++ b/erpnext/tests/ui/tests.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_block_list/test_leave_block_list.js
 erpnext/hr/doctype/department/test_department.js
 erpnext/hr/doctype/designation/test_designation.js
 erpnext/hr/doctype/employment_type/test_employment_type.js
-
+erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.js
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