diff --git a/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.test.tsx b/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f4050026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, test, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { PaginationControl } from './PaginationControl'
+import type { PaginationControlProps } from './PaginationControlTypes'
+import { ThemeProvider } from '@/contexts/ThemeProvider'
+import { ComponentsProvider } from '@/contexts/ComponentAdapter/ComponentsProvider'
+import { defaultComponents } from '@/contexts/ComponentAdapter/adapters/defaultComponentAdapter'
+
+const basePaginationProps: PaginationControlProps = {
+  currentPage: 1,
+  totalPages: 3,
+  itemsPerPage: 5,
+  handleFirstPage: vi.fn(),
+  handlePreviousPage: vi.fn(),
+  handleNextPage: vi.fn(),
+  handleLastPage: vi.fn(),
+  handleItemsPerPageChange: vi.fn(),
+}
+
+const renderPaginationControl = (props: Partial<PaginationControlProps> = {}) => {
+  return render(
+    <ThemeProvider>
+      <ComponentsProvider value={defaultComponents}>
+        <PaginationControl {...basePaginationProps} {...props} />
+      </ComponentsProvider>
+    </ThemeProvider>,
+  )
+}
+
+describe('PaginationControl Visibility', () => {
+  describe('based on totalCount', () => {
+    test('hides when totalCount is 0 (empty state)', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 0 })
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('pagination-control')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    test('hides when totalCount <= MINIMUM_PAGE_SIZE (5)', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 5 })
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('pagination-control')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    test('hides when totalCount is 3 (less than min page size)', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 3 })
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('pagination-control')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    test('shows when totalCount > MINIMUM_PAGE_SIZE', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 6 })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pagination-control')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    test('shows when totalCount is undefined (server info unavailable)', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: undefined })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pagination-control')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    test('shows when totalCount is large', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 100 })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pagination-control')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('edge cases', () => {
+    test('shows pagination when totalCount > 5 even with totalPages = 1', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 10, totalPages: 1, itemsPerPage: 50 })
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pagination-control')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    test('hides when totalCount is exactly 5', () => {
+      renderPaginationControl({ totalCount: 5, totalPages: 1 })
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('pagination-control')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.tsx b/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.tsx
index 1b838f3a9..5c42cb591 100644
--- a/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControl.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,18 @@ import PaginationPrevIcon from '@/assets/icons/pagination_previous.svg?react'
 import PaginationNextIcon from '@/assets/icons/pagination_next.svg?react'
 import PaginationLastIcon from '@/assets/icons/pagination_last.svg?react'
 
+const MINIMUM_PAGE_SIZE = 5
+
+const shouldShowPagination = (totalCount: number | undefined): boolean => {
+  if (totalCount === undefined) return true
+  if (totalCount === 0) return false
+  return totalCount > MINIMUM_PAGE_SIZE
+}
+
 const DefaultPaginationControl = ({
   currentPage,
   totalPages,
+  totalCount,
   isFetching,
   handleFirstPage,
   handlePreviousPage,
@@ -23,7 +32,7 @@ const DefaultPaginationControl = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation('common')
   const Components = useComponentContext()
 
-  if (totalPages < 2) {
+  if (!shouldShowPagination(totalCount)) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControlTypes.ts b/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControlTypes.ts
index 072dc9069..f4d366a5b 100644
--- a/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControlTypes.ts
+++ b/src/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControlTypes.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type PaginationControlProps = {
   handleItemsPerPageChange: (n: PaginationItemsPerPage) => void
   currentPage: number
   totalPages: number
+  totalCount?: number
   itemsPerPage?: PaginationItemsPerPage
   isFetching?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/List.tsx b/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/List.tsx
index 206a45b25..9809e58f4 100644
--- a/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/List.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/List.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const List = () => {
     handleEditLocation,
     currentPage,
     totalPages,
+    totalCount,
     handleFirstPage,
     handleItemsPerPageChange,
     handleLastPage,
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export const List = () => {
       handleItemsPerPageChange,
       currentPage,
       totalPages,
+      totalCount,
       itemsPerPage,
     },
     emptyState: () => (
diff --git a/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/LocationsList.tsx b/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/LocationsList.tsx
index e3773477e..a55f5e4f9 100644
--- a/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/LocationsList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/LocationsList.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function Root({ companyId, className, children }: LocationsListProps) {
   } = useLocationsGetSuspense({ companyId, page: currentPage, per: itemsPerPage })
 
   const totalPages = Number(httpMeta.response.headers.get('x-total-pages') ?? 1)
+  const totalCount = Number(httpMeta.response.headers.get('x-total-count') ?? 0)
 
   const handleItemsPerPageChange = (newCount: PaginationItemsPerPage) => {
     setItemsPerPage(newCount)
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ function Root({ companyId, className, children }: LocationsListProps) {
           locationList: locationList ?? [],
           currentPage,
           totalPages,
+          totalCount,
           handleFirstPage,
           handlePreviousPage,
           handleNextPage,
diff --git a/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/useLocationsList.ts b/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/useLocationsList.ts
index 8710240e9..0ee18f90b 100644
--- a/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/useLocationsList.ts
+++ b/src/components/Company/Locations/LocationsList/useLocationsList.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { PaginationItemsPerPage } from '@/components/Common/PaginationContr
 type LocationsListContextType = {
   locationList: Location[]
   totalPages: number
+  totalCount: number
   currentPage: number
   itemsPerPage: PaginationItemsPerPage
   handleItemsPerPageChange: (n: PaginationItemsPerPage) => void
diff --git a/src/components/Contractor/ContractorList/index.tsx b/src/components/Contractor/ContractorList/index.tsx
index 88ab84e28..8fa68eada 100644
--- a/src/components/Contractor/ContractorList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Contractor/ContractorList/index.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ function Root({ companyId, className, dictionary, successMessage }: ContractorLi
       handleItemsPerPageChange,
       currentPage,
       totalPages,
+      totalCount,
       itemsPerPage,
     },
   })
diff --git a/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/EmployeeList.tsx b/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/EmployeeList.tsx
index 825282d81..d0f3b9f25 100644
--- a/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/EmployeeList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/EmployeeList.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function Root({ companyId, className, children, dictionary }: EmployeeListProps)
   const employees = employeeList!
 
   const totalPages = Number(httpMeta.response.headers.get('x-total-pages') ?? 1)
+  const totalCount = Number(httpMeta.response.headers.get('x-total-count') ?? 0)
 
   const handleItemsPerPageChange = (newCount: PaginationItemsPerPage) => {
     setItemsPerPage(newCount)
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ function Root({ companyId, className, children, dictionary }: EmployeeListProps)
           employees,
           currentPage,
           totalPages,
+          totalCount,
           handleFirstPage,
           handlePreviousPage,
           handleNextPage,
diff --git a/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/List.tsx b/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/List.tsx
index c60ee9356..32cd6ce18 100644
--- a/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/List.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/List.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const List = () => {
     handleItemsPerPageChange,
     currentPage,
     totalPages,
+    totalCount,
     itemsPerPage,
     handleSkip,
     isFetching,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export const List = () => {
       handleItemsPerPageChange,
       currentPage,
       totalPages,
+      totalCount,
       itemsPerPage,
     },
     emptyState: () => (
diff --git a/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/useEmployeeList.ts b/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/useEmployeeList.ts
index f7ebe30a6..3ba2ec6ac 100644
--- a/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/useEmployeeList.ts
+++ b/src/components/Employee/EmployeeList/useEmployeeList.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type EmployeeListContextType = {
   handleItemsPerPageChange: (newCount: PaginationItemsPerPage) => void
   currentPage: number
   totalPages: number
+  totalCount: number
   employees: Employee[]
   itemsPerPage: PaginationItemsPerPage
   isFetching: boolean
diff --git a/src/components/Payroll/PayrollConfiguration/PayrollConfiguration.tsx b/src/components/Payroll/PayrollConfiguration/PayrollConfiguration.tsx
index d48636e09..9fca82796 100644
--- a/src/components/Payroll/PayrollConfiguration/PayrollConfiguration.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Payroll/PayrollConfiguration/PayrollConfiguration.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const Root = ({
   }, [employeeData.showEmployees])
 
   const totalPages = Number(employeeData.httpMeta.response.headers.get('x-total-pages') ?? 1)
+  const totalCount = Number(employeeData.httpMeta.response.headers.get('x-total-count') ?? 0)
 
   const handleItemsPerPageChange = (newCount: PaginationItemsPerPage) => {
     setItemsPerPage(newCount)
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export const Root = ({
     handleLastPage,
     handleItemsPerPageChange,
     totalPages,
+    totalCount,
     isFetching: isFetchingEmployeeData,
     itemsPerPage,
   }
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePagination/index.ts b/src/hooks/usePagination/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0eac514e7..000000000
--- a/src/hooks/usePagination/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { usePagination, extractPaginationMeta } from './usePagination'
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePagination/usePagination.test.ts b/src/hooks/usePagination/usePagination.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ad5565517..000000000
--- a/src/hooks/usePagination/usePagination.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, test, expect } from 'vitest'
-import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react'
-import { usePagination, extractPaginationMeta } from './usePagination'
-
-const createMockHttpMeta = (headers: Record<string, string> = {}) => ({
-  response: {
-    headers: new Headers(headers),
-  } as Response,
-})
-
-describe('extractPaginationMeta', () => {
-  test('extracts totalPages from x-total-pages header', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalPages).toBe(5)
-  })
-
-  test('extracts totalItems from x-total-count header', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-count': '42' })
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalItems).toBe(42)
-  })
-
-  test('defaults totalPages to 1 when header missing', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({})
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalPages).toBe(1)
-  })
-
-  test('defaults totalItems to 0 when header missing', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({})
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalItems).toBe(0)
-  })
-
-  test('defaults totalPages to 1 when header is invalid', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': 'invalid' })
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalPages).toBe(1)
-  })
-
-  test('defaults totalItems to 0 when header is invalid', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-count': 'abc' })
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalItems).toBe(0)
-  })
-
-  test('defaults totalPages to 1 when header is empty string', () => {
-    const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '' })
-    const result = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-    expect(result.totalPages).toBe(1)
-  })
-})
-
-describe('usePagination', () => {
-  describe('initial state', () => {
-    test('defaults currentPage to 1', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta))
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(1)
-    })
-
-    test('defaults itemsPerPage to 5', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta))
-      expect(result.current.itemsPerPage).toBe(5)
-    })
-
-    test('uses initialPage from options', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 3 }))
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(3)
-    })
-
-    test('uses initialItemsPerPage from options', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialItemsPerPage: 50 }))
-      expect(result.current.itemsPerPage).toBe(50)
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('navigation handlers', () => {
-    test('handleFirstPage sets page to 1', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 3 }))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handleFirstPage()
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(1)
-    })
-
-    test('handlePreviousPage decrements page', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 3 }))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handlePreviousPage()
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(2)
-    })
-
-    test('handleNextPage increments page', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 3 }))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handleNextPage()
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(4)
-    })
-
-    test('handleLastPage sets page to totalPages', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handleLastPage()
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(5)
-    })
-
-    test('handleItemsPerPageChange updates itemsPerPage and resets to page 1', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 3 }))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handleItemsPerPageChange(50)
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.itemsPerPage).toBe(50)
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(1)
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('edge cases', () => {
-    test('handlePreviousPage on page 1 stays on page 1', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 1 }))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handlePreviousPage()
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(1)
-    })
-
-    test('handleNextPage on last page stays on last page', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '5' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta, { initialPage: 5 }))
-
-      act(() => {
-        result.current.handleNextPage()
-      })
-
-      expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(5)
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('header extraction', () => {
-    test('returns totalPages from httpMeta', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '10', 'x-total-count': '100' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta))
-      expect(result.current.totalPages).toBe(10)
-    })
-
-    test('returns totalItems from httpMeta', () => {
-      const httpMeta = createMockHttpMeta({ 'x-total-pages': '10', 'x-total-count': '100' })
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => usePagination(httpMeta))
-      expect(result.current.totalItems).toBe(100)
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePagination/usePagination.ts b/src/hooks/usePagination/usePagination.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 990106525..000000000
--- a/src/hooks/usePagination/usePagination.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import type { PaginationItemsPerPage } from '@/components/Common/PaginationControl/PaginationControlTypes'
-
-type HttpMeta = {
-  response: Response
-}
-
-type UsePaginationOptions = {
-  initialPage?: number
-  initialItemsPerPage?: PaginationItemsPerPage
-}
-
-function parseHeaderInt(value: string | null, defaultValue: number): number {
-  if (value === null) return defaultValue
-  const parsed = parseInt(value, 10)
-  return Number.isNaN(parsed) ? defaultValue : parsed
-}
-
-export function extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta?: HttpMeta | null) {
-  return {
-    totalPages: parseHeaderInt(httpMeta?.response.headers.get('x-total-pages') ?? null, 1),
-    totalItems: parseHeaderInt(httpMeta?.response.headers.get('x-total-count') ?? null, 0),
-  }
-}
-
-export function usePagination(httpMeta: HttpMeta | undefined, options?: UsePaginationOptions) {
-  const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(options?.initialPage ?? 1)
-  const [itemsPerPage, setItemsPerPage] = useState<PaginationItemsPerPage>(
-    options?.initialItemsPerPage ?? 5,
-  )
-
-  const { totalPages, totalItems } = extractPaginationMeta(httpMeta)
-
-  const handleFirstPage = useCallback(() => {
-    setCurrentPage(1)
-  }, [setCurrentPage])
-
-  const handlePreviousPage = useCallback(() => {
-    setCurrentPage(prevPage => Math.max(prevPage - 1, 1))
-  }, [setCurrentPage])
-
-  const handleNextPage = useCallback(() => {
-    setCurrentPage(prevPage => Math.min(prevPage + 1, totalPages))
-  }, [setCurrentPage, totalPages])
-
-  const handleLastPage = useCallback(() => {
-    setCurrentPage(totalPages)
-  }, [setCurrentPage, totalPages])
-
-  const handleItemsPerPageChange = useCallback(
-    (n: PaginationItemsPerPage) => {
-      setItemsPerPage(n)
-      setCurrentPage(1)
-    },
-    [setItemsPerPage, setCurrentPage],
-  )
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      currentPage,
-      totalPages,
-      totalItems,
-      itemsPerPage,
-      handleFirstPage,
-      handlePreviousPage,
-      handleNextPage,
-      handleLastPage,
-      handleItemsPerPageChange,
-    }),
-    [
-      currentPage,
-      totalPages,
-      totalItems,
-      itemsPerPage,
-      handleFirstPage,
-      handlePreviousPage,
-      handleNextPage,
-      handleLastPage,
-      handleItemsPerPageChange,
-    ],
-  )
-}