staffmanager/database/seeds/PermissionSeeder.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Spatie\Permission\Models\Permission;
use Spatie\Permission\Models\Role;

class PermissionSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {
        app()[\Spatie\Permission\PermissionRegistrar::class]->forgetCachedPermissions();

        //
        $user = Role::create(
            [
                'name' => 'user'
            ]
        );

        $reviewer = Role::create(
            [
                'name' => 'reviewer'
            ]
        );

        $hiringManager = Role::create(
            [
                'name' => 'hiringManager'
            ]
        );

        $admin = Role::create([
           'name' => 'admin'
        ]);

        // Spatie wildcard permissions (same concept of MC permissions)

        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.submit']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.stages.deny']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.stages.approve']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.view.all']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.view.own']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.vote']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'appointments.schedule']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'appointments.schedule.edit']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'appointments.schedule.cancel']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'applications.*']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'appointments.*']);

        Permission::create(['name' => 'profiles.view.others']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'profiles.edit.others']);

        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.userlist']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.stafflist']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.hiring.forms']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.hiring.formbuilder']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.hiring.vacancy']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.hiring.vacancy.edit,delete']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.notificationsettings']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.notificationsettings.edit']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.hiring.*']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.notificationsettings.*']);
        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.maintenance.logs.view']);


        Permission::create(['name' => 'admin.developertools.use']);

        $user->givePermissionTo([
            'applications.submit',
            'applications.view.own',
            'profiles.view.others'
        ]);

        // Able to view applications and vote on them once they reach the right stage, but not approve applications up to said stage
        $reviewer->givePermissionTo([
            'applications.view.all',
            'applications.vote'
        ]);

        $hiringManager->givePermissionTo('appointments.*', 'applications.*', 'admin.hiring.*');

        $admin->givePermissionTo([
            'appointments.*',
            'admin.userlist',
            'admin.stafflist',
            'admin.hiring.*',
            'admin.notificationsettings.*',
            'profiles.view.others',
            'profiles.edit.others',
            'admin.maintenance.logs.view'
        ]);
    }
}