diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave.py b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave.py
index 7e24529c4af..54680fcc4f4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave.py
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ class HolidaysRequest(models.Model):
         default=fields.Datetime.now,
         states={'draft': [('readonly', False)], 'confirm': [('readonly', False)]}, tracking=True)
     number_of_days = fields.Float(
-        'Duration (Days)', copy=False, readonly=True, tracking=True,
-        states={'draft': [('readonly', False)], 'confirm': [('readonly', False)]},
+        'Duration (Days)', copy=False, tracking=True,
         help='Number of days of the time off request. Used in the calculation. To manually correct the duration, use this field.')
     number_of_days_display = fields.Float(
         'Duration in days', compute='_compute_number_of_days_display', copy=False, readonly=True,
@@ -469,7 +468,7 @@ class HolidaysRequest(models.Model):
                     target = leave.employee_id.name
                 res.append(
                     (leave.id,
-                     _("%s on %s :%.2f day(s)") %
+                     _("%s on %s: %.2f day(s)") %
                      (target, leave.holiday_status_id.name, leave.number_of_days))
                 )
         return res
@@ -817,16 +816,19 @@ class HolidaysRequest(models.Model):
     def activity_update(self):
         to_clean, to_do = self.env['hr.leave'], self.env['hr.leave']
         for holiday in self:
+            note = _('New %s Request created by %s from %s to %s') % (holiday.holiday_status_id.name, holiday.create_uid.name, fields.Datetime.to_string(holiday.date_from), fields.Datetime.to_string(holiday.date_to))
             if holiday.state == 'draft':
                 to_clean |= holiday
             elif holiday.state == 'confirm':
                 holiday.activity_schedule(
                     'hr_holidays.mail_act_leave_approval',
+                    note=note,
                     user_id=holiday.sudo()._get_responsible_for_approval().id)
             elif holiday.state == 'validate1':
                 holiday.activity_feedback(['hr_holidays.mail_act_leave_approval'])
                 holiday.activity_schedule(
                     'hr_holidays.mail_act_leave_second_approval',
+                    note=note,
                     user_id=holiday.sudo()._get_responsible_for_approval().id)
             elif holiday.state == 'validate':
                 to_do |= holiday
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py
index bee454c074e..287a94224f7 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class HolidaysAllocation(models.Model):
     """ Allocation Requests Access specifications: similar to leave requests """
     _name = "hr.leave.allocation"
     _description = "Time Off Allocation"
+    _order = "create_date desc"
     _inherit = ['mail.thread', 'mail.activity.mixin']
     _mail_post_access = 'read'
 
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ class HolidaysAllocation(models.Model):
         ('years', 'Year(s)')
         ], string="Unit of time between two intervals", default='weeks', readonly=True, states={'draft': [('readonly', False)], 'confirm': [('readonly', False)]})
     nextcall = fields.Date("Date of the next accrual allocation", default=False, readonly=True)
+    max_leaves = fields.Float(compute='_compute_leaves')
+    leaves_taken = fields.Float(compute='_compute_leaves')
 
     _sql_constraints = [
         ('type_value',
@@ -197,6 +200,14 @@ class HolidaysAllocation(models.Model):
 
             holiday.write(values)
 
+    @api.multi
+    @api.depends('employee_id', 'holiday_status_id')
+    def _compute_leaves(self):
+        for allocation in self:
+            leave_type = allocation.holiday_status_id.with_context(employee_id=allocation.employee_id.id)
+            allocation.max_leaves = leave_type.max_leaves
+            allocation.leaves_taken = leave_type.leaves_taken
+
     @api.multi
     @api.depends('number_of_days')
     def _compute_number_of_days_display(self):
@@ -565,16 +576,19 @@ class HolidaysAllocation(models.Model):
     def activity_update(self):
         to_clean, to_do = self.env['hr.leave.allocation'], self.env['hr.leave.allocation']
         for allocation in self:
+            note = _('New Allocation Request created by %s: %s Days of %s') % (allocation.create_uid.name, allocation.number_of_days, allocation.holiday_status_id.name)
             if allocation.state == 'draft':
                 to_clean |= allocation
             elif allocation.state == 'confirm':
                 allocation.activity_schedule(
                     'hr_holidays.mail_act_leave_allocation_approval',
+                    note=note,
                     user_id=allocation.sudo()._get_responsible_for_approval().id)
             elif allocation.state == 'validate1':
                 allocation.activity_feedback(['hr_holidays.mail_act_leave_allocation_approval'])
                 allocation.activity_schedule(
                     'hr_holidays.mail_act_leave_allocation_second_approval',
+                    note=note,
                     user_id=allocation.sudo()._get_responsible_for_approval().id)
             elif allocation.state == 'validate':
                 to_do |= allocation
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/js/time_off_calendar.js b/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/js/time_off_calendar.js
index 1f9f5fc6cdf..b9bc4785f57 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/js/time_off_calendar.js
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/js/time_off_calendar.js
@@ -150,13 +150,8 @@ odoo.define('hr_holidays.dashboard.view_custo', function(require) {
          */
         _onNewTimeOff: function () {
             var self = this;
-            this.do_action({
-                type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
-                res_model: 'hr.leave',
-                view_type: 'form',
-                views: [[false,'form']],
-                target: 'new',
-            }, {
+
+            this.do_action('hr_holidays.hr_leave_action_my_request', {
                 on_close: function () {
                     self.reload();
                 }
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
index 88f32e18dca..6cbcf8eb62a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
@@ -55,11 +55,32 @@
             <form string="Allocation Request">
                 <field name="can_reset" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="can_approve" invisible="1"/>
+                <field name="holiday_type" invisible="1"/>
                 <header>
                     <button string="Confirm" name="action_confirm" states="draft" type="object" class="oe_highlight"/>
                     <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm,validate"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet>
+                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                        <button
+                            class="oe_stat_button"
+                            icon="fa-calendar"
+                            type="action"
+                            attrs="{'invisible': [('holiday_type', '!=', 'employee')]}"
+                            name="%(hr_leave_action_all)d"
+                            context="{'search_default_employee_id': [employee_id], 'search_default_holiday_status_id': [holiday_status_id]}"
+                            help="Leaves Taken/Total Allocated">
+                            <div class="o_stat_info">
+                                <span class="o_stat_value">
+                                    <field name="leaves_taken" digits="[42,1]"/>/
+                                    <field name="max_leaves" digits="[42,1]"/>
+                                </span>
+                                <span class="o_stat_text">
+                                    Time Off
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <h2><field name="display_name"/></h2>
                     </div>
@@ -230,6 +251,8 @@
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="number_of_days"/>
                 <field name="can_approve"/>
+                <field name="state"/>
+                <field name="holiday_status_id"/>
                 <templates>
                     <t t-name="kanban-box">
                         <div class="oe_kanban_global_click container">
@@ -245,7 +268,7 @@
                                     <span class="badge badge-pill float-right mt4 mr16"><t t-esc="record.number_of_days.value"/> days</span>
                                     <strong class="o_kanban_record_title"><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/></strong>
                                     <div class="text-muted o_kanban_record_subtitle">
-                                        <t t-esc="record.name.value"/>
+                                        <t t-esc="record.holiday_status_id.value"/>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="o_dropdown_kanban dropdown" groups="base.group_user">
                                         <a role="button" class="dropdown-toggle o-no-caret btn" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" aria-label="Dropdown menu" title="Dropdown menu">
@@ -254,14 +277,25 @@
                                         <div class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
                                             <a t-if="widget.editable" role="menuitem" type="edit" class="dropdown-item">Edit Allocation</a>
                                             <a t-if="widget.deletable" role="menuitem" type="delete" class="dropdown-item">Delete</a>
-                                            <a t-if="record.can_approve.value" name="action_approve" type="object"
-                                                role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item">Approve</a>
-                                            <a t-if="record.can_approve.value" name="action_refuse" type="object"
-                                                role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item">Refuse</a>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="row no-gutters" t-if="['validate', 'refuse'].includes(record.state.raw_value)">
+                                <div class="col-2"/>
+                                <div class="col-10">
+                                    <span t-if="record.state.raw_value === 'validate'" class="fa fa-check text-muted"/>
+                                    <span t-else="" class="fa fa-ban text-muted"/>
+                                    <span class="text-muted"><t t-esc="record.state.value"/></span>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="o_kanban_record_bottom" t-if="record.can_approve.raw_value" >
+                                <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_left" t-if="record.can_approve.raw_value">
+                                    <button t-if="record.state.raw_value === 'confirm'" name="action_approve" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Approve</button>
+                                    <button t-if="record.state.raw_value === 'validate1'" name="action_validate" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Validate</button>
+                                    <button t-if="['confirm', 'validate1'].includes(record.state.raw_value)" name="action_refuse" type="object" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm mt8">Refuse</button>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     </t>
                 </templates>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_template.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_template.xml
index 17000934502..736bc0512d0 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_template.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_template.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@
   <template id="assets_backend" inherit_id="web.assets_backend">
     <xpath expr="script[last()]" position="after">
       <script type="text/javascript" src="/hr_holidays/static/src/js/time_off_calendar.js"></script>
+      <script type="text/javascript" src="/hr_holidays/static/src/js/leave_stats_widget.js"></script>
     </xpath>
     <xpath expr="link[last()]" position="after">
       <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/scss" href="/hr_holidays/static/scss/hr_leave_mobile.scss"/>
     </xpath>
   </template>
+  <template id="qunit_suite" name="hr_holidays_qunit_suite" inherit_id="web.qunit_suite">
+      <xpath expr="." position="inside">
+          <script type="text/javascript" src="/hr_holidays/static/tests/test_leave_stats_widget.js"></script>
+      </xpath>
+  </template>
 </odoo>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
index 6e3e4daf94e..93381f54285 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
                     domain="[('activity_ids.date_deadline', '&lt;', context_today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))]"
                     help="Show all records which has next action date is before today"/>
                 <filter string="Today Activities" name="activities_today"
+                    context="{'kanban_view_ref': 'hr_holidays.kanban_actty_view'}"
                     domain="[('activity_ids.date_deadline', '=', context_today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))]"/>
                 <filter string="Future Activities" name="activities_upcoming_all"
                         domain="[('activity_ids.date_deadline', '&gt;', context_today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="number_of_days"/>
                 <field name="can_approve"/>
+                <field name="holiday_status_id"/>
+                <field name="state"/>
                 <templates>
                     <t t-name="kanban-box">
                         <div class="oe_kanban_global_click container">
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@
                                     <span class="badge badge-pill float-right mt4 mr16"><t t-esc="record.number_of_days.value"/> days</span>
                                     <strong class="o_kanban_record_title"><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/></strong>
                                     <div class="text-muted o_kanban_record_subtitle">
-                                        <t t-esc="record.name.value"/>
+                                        <t t-esc="record.holiday_status_id.value"/>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="o_dropdown_kanban dropdown" groups="base.group_user">
                                         <a role="button" class="dropdown-toggle o-no-caret btn" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" aria-label="Dropdown menu" title="Dropdown menu">
@@ -99,20 +102,33 @@
                                         <div class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
                                             <a t-if="widget.editable" role="menuitem" type="edit" class="dropdown-item">Edit Time Off</a>
                                             <a t-if="widget.deletable" role="menuitem" type="delete" class="dropdown-item">Delete</a>
-                                            <a t-if="record.can_approve.value" name="action_approve" type="object"
-                                                role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item">Approve</a>
-                                            <a t-if="record.can_approve.value" name="action_refuse" type="object"
-                                                role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item">Refuse</a>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="row no-gutters justify-content-end">
-                                <div class="col-2"><span class="text-muted">from</span></div>
-                                <div class="col-8"><t t-esc="record.date_from.value"/></div>
-                                <div class="w-100"></div>
-                                <div class="col-2"><span class="text-muted">to</span></div>
-                                <div class="col-8"><t t-esc="record.date_to.value"/></div>
+                                <div class="col-2"/>
+                                <div class="col-10">
+                                    <span class="text-muted">from </span>
+                                    <t t-esc="moment(record.date_from.raw_value).format('L')"/>
+                                    <span class="text-muted">to </span>
+                                    <t t-esc="moment(record.date_to.raw_value).format('L')"/>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="row no-gutters" t-if="['validate', 'refuse'].includes(record.state.raw_value)">
+                                <div class="col-2"/>
+                                <div class="col-10">
+                                    <span t-if="record.state.raw_value === 'validate'" class="fa fa-check text-muted"/>
+                                    <span t-else="" class="fa fa-ban text-muted"/>
+                                    <span class="text-muted"><t t-esc="record.state.value"/></span>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="o_kanban_record_bottom" t-if="record.can_approve.raw_value">
+                                <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_left">
+                                    <button t-if="record.state.raw_value === 'confirm'" name="action_approve" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Approve</button>
+                                    <button t-if="record.state.raw_value === 'validate1'" name="action_validate" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Validate</button>
+                                    <button t-if="['confirm', 'validate1'].includes(record.state.raw_value)" name="action_refuse" type="object" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm mt8">Refuse</button>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </t>
@@ -188,6 +204,11 @@
             </header>
             <sheet>
                 <field name="leave_type_request_unit" invisible="1"/>
+                <div class="oe_title" attrs="{'invisible': [('display_name', '=', False)]}">
+                    <h1>
+                        <field name="display_name"/>
+                    </h1>
+                </div>
                 <group>
                     <group>
                         <field name="holiday_status_id" domain="['|',('allocation_type', 'in', ['fixed_allocation', 'no']),'&amp;',('allocation_type', '=', 'fixed'), ('max_leaves', '>', '0')]" context="{'employee_id':employee_id, 'default_date_from':date_from}" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
@@ -258,13 +279,16 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
-                        <field name="number_of_days" invisible="1"/>
-                        <label for="number_of_days" class="oe_edit_only" string="Duration (days)" groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_manager"/>
-                        <field name="number_of_days" class="oe_edit_only" nolabel="1" groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_manager"/>
-                        <label for="number_of_days_display" string="Duration"/>
+                        <!-- When the user is leave manager, he should always see `number_of_days` to allow
+                        him to edit the value. `number_of_hours_display` is only an informative field -->
+                        <label for="number_of_days" string="Duration"/>
                         <div>
-                            <div attrs="{'invisible': [('leave_type_request_unit', '=', 'hour')]}">
-                                <field name="number_of_days_display" nolabel="1" class="oe_inline"/>
+                            <div groups="!hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_manager" attrs="{'invisible': [('leave_type_request_unit', '=', 'hour')]}">
+                                <field name="number_of_days_display" nolabel="1" readonly="1" class="oe_inline"/>
+                                <span class="ml8">Days</span>
+                            </div>
+                            <div groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_manager">
+                                <field name="number_of_days" nolabel="1" class="oe_inline"/>
                                 <span class="ml8">Days</span>
                             </div>
                             <div attrs="{'invisible': [('leave_type_request_unit', '!=', 'hour')]}">
@@ -291,6 +315,16 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
+    <record id="hr_leave_view_dashboard" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.leave.view.dashboard</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.leave</field>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <calendar js_class="time_off_calendar" string="Time Off Request" readonly_form_view_id="%(hr_holidays.hr_leave_view_form)d" form_view_id="%(hr_holidays.hr_leave_view_form)d" event_open_popup="true" date_start="date_from" date_stop="date_to" mode="month" quick_add="False" color="employee_id">
+                <field name="display_name"/>
+            </calendar>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
     <record id="hr_leave_view_form_manager" model="ir.ui.view">
         <field name="name">hr.leave.view.form.manager</field>
         <field name="model">hr.leave</field>
@@ -493,6 +527,20 @@
         action="hr_leave_action_new_request"
         sequence="2"/>
 
+    <record id="hr_leave_action_my_request" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+        <field name="name">Time Off Requests</field>
+        <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
+        <field name="res_model">hr.leave</field>
+        <field name="view_type">form</field>
+        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="target">new</field>
+    </record>
+    <record id="hr_leave_action_my_request_view_form" model="ir.actions.act_window.view">
+        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="act_window_id" ref="hr_leave_action_my_request"/>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="hr_leave_view_form"/>
+    </record>
+
     <record id="hr_leave_action_my" model="ir.actions.act_window">
         <field name="name">Time Off Requests</field>
         <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
@@ -561,6 +609,25 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
+    <record id="action_view_tree_manager_approve" model="ir.actions.act_window.view">
+        <field name="sequence" eval="1"/>
+        <field name="view_mode">tree</field>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="hr_leave_view_tree"/>
+        <field name="act_window_id" ref="hr_leave_action_action_approve_department"/>
+    </record>
+    <record id="action_view_kanban_manager_approve" model="ir.actions.act_window.view">
+        <field name="sequence" eval="2"/>
+        <field name="view_mode">kanban</field>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="hr_leave_view_kanban"/>
+        <field name="act_window_id" ref="hr_leave_action_action_approve_department"/>
+    </record>
+    <record id="action_view_form_manager_approve" model="ir.actions.act_window.view">
+        <field name="sequence" eval="3"/>
+        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="hr_leave_view_form_manager_approve"/>
+        <field name="act_window_id" ref="hr_leave_action_action_approve_department"/>
+    </record>
+
     <record id="hr_leave_action_action_department" model="ir.actions.act_window">
         <field name="name">Time Off Analysis</field>
         <field name="res_model">hr.leave</field>