diff --git a/addons/hr_evaluation/hr_evaluation_view.xml b/addons/hr_evaluation/hr_evaluation_view.xml
index e4ccb11ce4e..08a8135353c 100644
--- a/addons/hr_evaluation/hr_evaluation_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_evaluation/hr_evaluation_view.xml
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@
                     <newline/>
                     <group col="6" colspan="4">
                     <field name="state"/>
+                    <button name="button_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,wait,progress" type="object"
+                            icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                     <button name="button_plan_in_progress" string="Start Evaluation" states="draft" type="object"
                             icon="gtk-execute"/>
                     <button name="button_final_validation" string="Validate Evaluation" states="wait" type="object"
                             icon="gtk-execute"/>
                     <button name="button_done" string="Done" states="progress" type="object"
                             icon="gtk-jump-to"/>
-                    <button name="button_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,wait,progress" type="object"
-                            icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                     </group>
               </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
index 7ffdb349826..b30b22c559a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree colors="blue:state in ('draft');black:state in ('confirm','accepted','invoiced','paid');gray:state in('cancelled')"  string="Expenses" editable="top">
-                    <field name="date"/>
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
+                    <field name="date"/>
                     <field name="department_id" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     <field name="ref"/>
                     <field name="name"/>
@@ -96,12 +96,11 @@
                             </field>
                             <field name="state"/>
                             <group col="6" colspan="2">
-                                <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
-                                <button name="cancel" states="cancel" string="Cancel" type="workflow" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                 <button name="draft" states="confirm,cancelled" string="Set to Draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-convert"/>
-                                <button name="validate" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" icon="terp-camera_test"/>
+                                <button name="refuse" states="confirm,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager" />
+                                <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
                                 <button name="invoice" states="accepted" string="Invoice" type="workflow" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                                <button name="refuse" states="confirm,draft,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager" />
+                                <button name="validate" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" icon="terp-camera_test"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Other Info" groups="base.group_extended">
@@ -143,14 +142,14 @@
                               domain="[('date','&lt;=', time.strftime('%%Y-%%m-%%d')), ('date','&gt;',(datetime.date.today()-datetime.timedelta(days=30)).strftime('%%Y-%%m-%%d'))]"/>
                       <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                       <field name="employee_id" select='1'/>
-                      <field name="name" select='1'/>
                       <field name="date" select='1'/>
+                      <field name="department_id" widget="selection" string="Department" context="{'invisible_department': False}">
+                   <filter icon="terp-personal+" context="{'invisible_department': False}" domain="[('department_id','=',context.get('department_id',False))]" help="My Department"/>
+                      <field name="name" select='1'/>
                       <field name="user_id"  string="User" invisible="True">
                       <filter icon="terp-personal+" domain="[('department_id','=',context.get('department_id',False))]"
                             string="Expenses of My Department"/>
                       </field>
-                      <field name="department_id" widget="selection" string="Department" context="{'invisible_department': False}">
-                   <filter icon="terp-personal+" context="{'invisible_department': False}" domain="[('department_id','=',context.get('department_id',False))]" help="My Department"/>
                </field>
                 </group>
                 <newline />
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_workflow.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_workflow.xml
index 2bb0f51e26b..547129e89e2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_workflow.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_workflow.xml
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@
             <field name="signal">refuse</field>
         </record>
 
-        <record id="t5" model="workflow.transition">
-            <field name="act_from" ref="act_draft"/>
-            <field name="act_to" ref="act_refused"/>
-            <field name="signal">refuse</field>
-        </record>
-
         <record id="t6" model="workflow.transition">
             <field name="act_from" ref="act_accepted"/>
             <field name="act_to" ref="act_refused"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 6ee69af1bca..124e424f620 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
                             <newline/>
                             <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
                             <group colspan="2">
+                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                                <button string="Cancel" name="cancel" states="validate,refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-cancel" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
-                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
-                                <button string="Cancel" name="cancel" states="validate,refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-cancel" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@
 
     <!--  Shortcuts -->
         <act_window name="Holidays"
-            domain="[('employee_id', '=', active_id), ('type','=','remove')]"
+            domain="[('type','=','remove')]"
+            context="{'search_default_employee_id': [active_id]}" 
             res_model="hr.holidays"
             src_model="hr.employee"
             view_id ="eval('edit_holiday_new')"
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index edd3bd77599..033fd68052c 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@
                         <separator colspan="4" string="Status"/>
                         <group col="8" colspan="4">
                             <field name="state"/>
-                            <button name="case_open" string="In Progress" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
-                            <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
-                            <button name="case_close" string="Hired" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="terp-partner"/>
                             <button name="case_cancel" string="Refused" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
+                            <button name="case_open" string="In Progress" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
+                            <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
+                            <button name="case_close" string="Hired" states="open,pending" type="object" icon="terp-partner"/>
                             <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to New" states="done,cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert"/>
                         </group>
                    </page>
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
index c31dfd1ab0f..cb034a8659d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                     </notebook>
                     <field name="state"/>
                     <group col="4" colspan="2">
-                        <button name="button_confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="object" icon="terp-check"/>
+                        <button name="button_confirm" states="draft" string="Close" type="object" icon="terp-check"/>
                         <button name="action_set_to_draft" states="done" string="Set to Draft" type="object" icon="terp-stock_effects-object-colorize"/>
                         <button name="cancel" states="confirm" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                         <button name="done" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" icon="terp-camera_test"/>
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@
             </field>
         </record>
   <!-- Timesheet Button on Employee Form -->
-  <act_window domain="[('user_id', '=', user_id)]" id="act_hr_employee_2_hr_timesheet" name="Timesheets" res_model="hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet" src_model="hr.employee"/>
+  <act_window 
+           context="{'search_default_employee_id': [active_id]}" 
+           id="act_hr_employee_2_hr_timesheet" name="Timesheets" res_model="hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet" src_model="hr.employee"/>
 
     </data>
 </openerp>