SQLSTATE[42S02]: Base table or view not found: 1146 Table 'pk5.roles' doesn't exist - laravel

Question

I am able to insert records to employee_roles through tinker but unable to insert them through code
Role.php
<?php
namespace App\Models\Admin\Employee;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Role extends Model
{
protected $table = 'employee_roles';
public function permissions()
{
return $this->belongsToMany('App\Models\Admin\Employee\Permission', 'employee_permission_role', 'role_id', 'permission_id');
}
}
RoleController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin\Employee;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Employee\Employee;
use App\Models\Admin\Employee\Role;
use App\Models\Admin\Employee\Permission;
class RoleController extends Controller
{
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('auth:admin');
}
public function index()
{
$roles = Role::all();
return view('admins.employees.roles.role', compact('roles'));
}
public function create()
{
$permissions = Permission::all();
return view('admins.employees.roles.create',compact('permissions'));
}
public function store(Request $request)
{
//dd($request);
$this->validate($request, [
'name' => 'required|unique:roles'
]);
$role = new Role();
$role->name = $request['name'];
$role->save();
$role->permissions()->sync($request->permission);
return redirect(route('admin.employee.role.index'));
}
admins.employees.roles.create.blade.php
#extends('layouts.admin')
#section('title', 'Role - Create')
#section('left-menu')
#endsection
#section('right-menu')
#endsection
#section('content')
<h1>Add an Employee Role</h1>
<br><br>
#if ($errors->any())
<div class="alert alert-danger">
<ul>
#foreach ($errors->all() as $error)
<li>{{ $error }}</li>
#endforeach
</ul>
</div>
#endif
<form action="{{ route('admin.employee.role.store') }}" method="post">
#csrf
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name">Role Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="name" name="name" placeholder="Role Name" value="{{ old('name') }}">
</div>
<div class="form-row">
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="name"><b>Customer Permissions</b></label>
#foreach ($permissions as $permission)
#if ($permission->for == 'Customer')
<div class="checkbox">
<label><input type="checkbox" name="permission[]" value="{{ $permission->id }}">{{ $permission->name }}</label>
</div>
#endif
#endforeach
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="name"><b>Despatch Permissions</b></label>
#foreach ($permissions as $permission)
#if ($permission->for == 'Despatch')
<div class="checkbox">
<label><input type="checkbox" name="permission[]" value="{{ $permission->id }}">{{ $permission->name }}</label>
</div>
#endif
#endforeach
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
Back
</div>
</form>
#endsection
#section('pagescript')
#stop

Answer 1

$this->validate($request, [
'name' => 'required|unique:roles'
]);
You should fix table name as employee_roles
Because you don't have table as roles you said that in your Role model you're using employee_roles table ( protected $table = 'employee_roles';)