Stick for employees (5)
I believe the answer is:
staff
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'stick' is the first definition.
(I know that staff is a type of stick)
'employees' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for staff that I've seen before include "Group employed in services etc" , "support for notes" , "Hands" , "the general's assistants recognised" , "Employees; spindle in watch" .)