diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr.py b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr.py
index 6f024b5e325..d878f11457c 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr.py
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
                 hr_vals['manager_id'] = values['parent_id']
             if values.get('department_id') is not None:
                 hr_vals['department_id'] = values['department_id']
-            holidays = self.env['hr.leave'].search([('state', 'in', ['draft', 'confirm']), ('employee_id', 'in', self.ids)])
+            holidays = self.env['hr.leave'].sudo().search([('state', 'in', ['draft', 'confirm']), ('employee_id', 'in', self.ids)])
             holidays.write(hr_vals)
-            allocations = self.env['hr.leave.allocation'].search([('state', 'in', ['draft', 'confirm']), ('employee_id', 'in', self.ids)])
+            allocations = self.env['hr.leave.allocation'].sudo().search([('state', 'in', ['draft', 'confirm']), ('employee_id', 'in', self.ids)])
             allocations.write(hr_vals)
         return res