diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 5e6953a29d2..0de29b92143 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user,base.group_user"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_main" parent="menu_hr_root" name="Human Resources" sequence="0"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_configuration" name="Configuration" parent="hr.menu_hr_root" groups="base.group_hr_manager" sequence="50"/>
-        <menuitem id="menu_hr_management" name="Human Resources" parent="hr.menu_hr_configuration" sequence="25"/>
+        <menuitem id="menu_hr_management" name="Human Resources" parent="hr.menu_hr_configuration" groups="base.group_no_one" sequence="25"/>
 
         <!--Employee form view -->
         <record id="view_employee_form" model="ir.ui.view">
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <menuitem action="open_view_categ_tree"
-            id="menu_view_employee_category_tree" parent="menu_hr_management" sequence="2"/>
+            id="menu_view_employee_category_tree" parent="menu_hr_management" groups="base.group_no_one" sequence="2"/>
 
         <record id="view_hr_job_form" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">hr.job.form</field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index b90e8d25658..ab42016c504 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                         states="open,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
                 <button name="case_open" string="Open" type="object"
                         states="draft,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" type="object"
+                <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" type="object" invisible="1"
                         states="open"/>
                 <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to New" type="object"
                         states="done,cancel"/>