diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/i18n/hr_holidays.pot b/addons/hr_holidays/i18n/hr_holidays.pot
index 48ad69a2cda..d5bbf2869f0 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/i18n/hr_holidays.pot
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/i18n/hr_holidays.pot
@@ -3356,9 +3356,9 @@ msgstr ""
 #. module: hr_holidays
 #: model:ir.model.fields,help:hr_holidays.field_hr_leave_accrual_level__start_count
 msgid ""
-"The accrual starts after a defined period from the employee start date. This"
-" field defines the number of days, months or years after which accrual is "
-"used."
+"The accrual starts after a defined period from the allocation start date. "
+"This field defines the number of days, months or years after which accrual "
+"is used."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: hr_holidays
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_accrual_plan_level.py b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_accrual_plan_level.py
index 54049ae3b93..bba3f10ad42 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_accrual_plan_level.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_accrual_plan_level.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AccrualPlanLevel(models.Model):
     accrual_plan_id = fields.Many2one('hr.leave.accrual.plan', "Accrual Plan", required=True)
     start_count = fields.Integer(
         "Start after",
-        help="The accrual starts after a defined period from the employee start date. This field defines the number of days, months or years after which accrual is used.", default="1")
+        help="The accrual starts after a defined period from the allocation start date. This field defines the number of days, months or years after which accrual is used.", default="1")
     start_type = fields.Selection(
         [('day', 'day(s)'),
          ('month', 'month(s)'),