AppRouter.js

app.routers.AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({

    routes: {
        "":                         "home",
        "employees/:id":            "employeeDetails",
        "employees/:id/reports":    "reports",
        "employees/:id/map":        "map"
    },

    initialize: function () {
        app.slider = new PageSlider($('body'));

    },

    home: function () {
        // Since the home view never changes, we instantiate it and render it only once
        if (!app.homeView) {
            app.homeView = new app.views.HomeView();
            app.homeView.render();
        } else {
            console.log('reusing home view');
            app.homeView.delegateEvents(); // delegate events when the view is recycled
        }
        app.slider.slidePage(app.homeView.$el);
    },