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HTML

<!-- START OF EMPLOYEE -->
<div class="field third first" id="fieldList">
<label for="employees">Employee</label>
    <div id="select-wrapper" class="select-wrapper">
        <select id="employees" name="employees">
            <option value="">- Select Employee -</option>
            <option value="1"> Bob </option>
            <option value="1"> Mark </option>
            <option value="1"> Alice </option>
            <option value="1"> Jamie </option>
            <option value="1"> Kris </option>
        </select>
    </div>
</div>
<div>
 <button id="addMore">
 Add Employee
 </button>
</div>
<div class="field third first">
    <label for="wages">Amount Paid</label>
    <input type="text" name="wages" id="wages" value=""/>
</div>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#addMore").click(function(e) {
        var newSelect = $("#employees").clone();
        newSelect.val("");
        $("#select-wrapper").append(newSelect);
    });
});