v2.0.0-alpha.2- Employee Self-Service + Permission Hardening + Org Structure

[Devnawjesh]

### Highlights

• Added employee self-service profile update request flow in topbar dropdown.
• Added HR approval queue for profile updates with request review and apply flow.
• Added organization structure page for all users:
  • reporting line (supervisor chain)
  • direct subordinates
  • department-wise company hierarchy
• Added dashboard change-password flow (old/new/confirm).
• Added user-creation credential email flow.
• SMTP sender now reads from Settings (DB-backed system settings).

Access & Security Improvements

• Tightened menu visibility based on role + permission.
• Restricted employee management menus for non-HR roles.
• Separated self-service profile update access from employee admin actions.
• Improved handling of pending profile update requests.

UX/Design Fixes

• Improved topbar dropdown alignment and spacing.
• Added tabbed structure in profile update form.
• Fixed pending data display in profile update “Other Information”.

Developer Notes

• Updated seed logic for role-permission assignments (notably department-head scope).
• Updated README for public open-source onboarding and client customization positioning.

Upgrade Notes
Run:

php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
php artisan optimize:clear

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