diff --git a/backend/src/migrations/1724932441086-UserPhoneNullable.ts b/backend/src/migrations/1724932441086-UserPhoneNullable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0065dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/migrations/1724932441086-UserPhoneNullable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class UserPhoneNullable1724932441086 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'UserPhoneNullable1724932441086';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "user" ALTER COLUMN "phone" DROP NOT NULL`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "user_history" ALTER COLUMN "phone" DROP NOT NULL`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "user" ALTER COLUMN "phone" SET NOT NULL`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "user_history" ALTER COLUMN "phone" SET NOT NULL`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts b/backend/src/modules/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
index 7e9ff9b4..5bad6b25 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ export class CreateUserDto {
   @MaxLength(50)
   email: string;
 
-  @IsString()
-  @IsNotEmpty()
+  @IsOptional()
   @IsPhoneValid()
   phone: string;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user-history.entity.ts b/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user-history.entity.ts
index ae8b3b54..ec4da2b0 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user-history.entity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user-history.entity.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class UserHistory extends BaseEntity implements HistoryEntityInterface {
   @Column({ type: 'varchar', name: 'email' })
   email: string;
 
-  @Column({ type: 'varchar', name: 'phone' })
+  @Column({ type: 'varchar', name: 'phone', nullable: true })
   phone: string;
 
   @Column({ type: 'enum', enum: Role, name: 'role', default: Role.EMPLOYEE })
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user.entity.ts b/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user.entity.ts
index 2fd584e9..83cf171f 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user.entity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/user/entities/user.entity.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class User extends BaseEntity {
   @Column({ type: 'varchar', name: 'email', unique: true })
   email: string;
 
-  @Column({ type: 'varchar', name: 'phone' })
+  @Column({ type: 'varchar', name: 'phone', nullable: true })
   phone: string;
 
   @Column({ type: 'enum', enum: Role, name: 'role', default: Role.EMPLOYEE })
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/user/services/cognito.service.ts b/backend/src/modules/user/services/cognito.service.ts
index e5429659..34b644ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/user/services/cognito.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/user/services/cognito.service.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ export class CognitoUserService {
       Username: email,
       DesiredDeliveryMediums: [DeliveryMediumType.EMAIL],
       UserAttributes: [
-        {
-          Name: 'phone_number',
-          Value: phone,
-        },
+        ...(phone ? [{ Name: 'phone_number', Value: phone }] : []),
         {
           Name: 'name',
           Value: name,
@@ -48,9 +45,8 @@ export class CognitoUserService {
       ],
     });
 
-    const data: AdminCreateUserCommandOutput = await this.cognitoProvider.send(
-      createUserCommand,
-    );
+    const data: AdminCreateUserCommandOutput =
+      await this.cognitoProvider.send(createUserCommand);
     return data.User.Username;
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/user/services/user.service.ts b/backend/src/modules/user/services/user.service.ts
index 1e7a6b94..4b603032 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/user/services/user.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/user/services/user.service.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,10 @@ export class UserService {
       ) {
         throw new BadRequestException(USER_ERRORS.ALREADY_EXISTS_EMAIL);
       } else if (
-        await this.userRepository.get({ where: { phone: createUserDto.phone } })
+        createUserDto.phone &&
+        (await this.userRepository.get({
+          where: { phone: createUserDto.phone },
+        }))
       ) {
         throw new BadRequestException(USER_ERRORS.ALREADY_EXISTS_PHONE);
       }
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/locales/ro/translation.json b/frontend/src/assets/locales/ro/translation.json
index 735b1320..6007f48c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/locales/ro/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/locales/ro/translation.json
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@
         "max": "Numărul de telefon poate avea maxim 15 caractere",
         "min": "Numărul de telefon poate avea minim 10 caractere",
         "invalid": "Numărul de telefon are un format invalid",
-        "label": "Telefon*"
+        "label": "Telefon"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/users/components/UserCreate/UserCreateConfig.ts b/frontend/src/pages/users/components/UserCreate/UserCreateConfig.ts
index 354348dc..c918253f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/users/components/UserCreate/UserCreateConfig.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/users/components/UserCreate/UserCreateConfig.ts
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ export const UserCreateConfig: Record<string, any> = {
   phone: {
     key: 'phone',
     rules: {
-      required: {
-        value: true,
-        message: translations.phone.required,
-      },
       maxLength: {
         value: 15,
         message: translations.phone.max,
@@ -92,6 +88,9 @@ export const UserCreateConfig: Record<string, any> = {
         message: translations.phone.min,
       },
       validate: (value: string) => {
+        if (!value) {
+          return true;
+        }
         return isValidPhoneNumber(value) || translations.phone.invalid;
       },
     },