diff --git a/addons/hr/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 605abf575b6..0f662b3901c 100644
--- a/addons/hr/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ access_hr_plan_activity_type_employee,access_hr_plan_activity_type,model_hr_plan
 access_hr_plan_employee,access_hr_plan_employee,model_hr_plan,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
 access_hr_plan_activity_type_hr_user,access_hr_plan_activity_type,model_hr_plan_activity_type,group_hr_user,1,1,1,1
 access_hr_plan_hr_user,access_hr_plan_hr_user,model_hr_plan,group_hr_user,1,1,1,1
-access_hr_plan_wizard,access.hr.plan.wizard,model_hr_plan_wizard,hr.group_hr_manager,1,1,1,0
+access_hr_plan_wizard,access.hr.plan.wizard,model_hr_plan_wizard,hr.group_hr_user,1,1,1,0
 access_hr_departure_wizard,access.hr.departure.wizard,model_hr_departure_wizard,hr.group_hr_user,1,1,1,0
 access_hr_work_location_user,access_hr_work_location_user,model_hr_work_location,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
 access_hr_work_location_manager,access_hr_work_location_manager,model_hr_work_location,group_hr_manager,1,1,1,1
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index 6d02de93e18..d671dfa1aa8 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                     <field name="image_128" invisible="1" />
                     <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <header>
-                        <button name="%(plan_wizard_action)d" string="Launch Plan" type="action" groups="hr.group_hr_manager"/>
+                        <button name="%(plan_wizard_action)d" string="Launch Plan" type="action" groups="hr.group_hr_user"/>
                     </header>
                     <sheet>
                         <div name="button_box" class="oe_button_box">
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml
index fea0b49e6e6..52415ea56bc 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                 id="menu_config_plan"
                 name="Activity Planning"
                 parent="menu_human_resources_configuration"
-                groups="group_hr_manager"
+                groups="group_hr_user"
                 sequence="100"/>
 
                 <menuitem
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
                     name="On/Offboarding Plans"
                     action="hr_plan_action"
                     parent="menu_config_plan"
-                    groups="group_hr_manager"
+                    groups="group_hr_user"
                     sequence="100"/>
 
     </data>
diff --git a/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard.py b/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard.py
index 2400c530f4b..0cbf893f562 100644
--- a/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard.py
+++ b/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard.py
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ class HrPlanWizard(models.TransientModel):
     def _default_plan_id(self):
         # We know that all employees belong to the same company
         employee = self.env['hr.employee'].browse(self.env.context.get('active_ids')[0] if self.env.context.get('active_ids') else [])
-        return self.env['hr.plan'].search([('company_id', '=', employee.company_id.id)], limit=1)
+        return self.env['hr.plan'].search([
+            ('company_id', '=', employee.company_id.id),
+            '|',
+            ('department_id', '=', employee.department_id.id),
+            ('department_id', '=', False)
+            ], limit=1)
 
     plan_id = fields.Many2one('hr.plan', default=lambda self: self._default_plan_id(),
         domain="[('company_id', '=', company_id), '|', ('department_id', '=', department_id), ('department_id', '=', False)]")
diff --git a/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard_views.xml b/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard_views.xml
index 91a0c20f77a..2da10891d8d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/wizard/hr_plan_wizard_views.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
                         </div>
                     </sheet>
                     <footer>
-                        <button name="action_launch" string="Launch Plan" type="object" class="oe_highlight" attrs="{'invisible': [('warning', '!=', False)]}" groups="hr.group_hr_manager" data-hotkey="q"/>
-                        <button name="action_launch" string="Launch Plan" type="object" class="oe_highlight" disabled="disabled" attrs="{'invisible': [('warning', '=', False)]}" groups="hr.group_hr_manager" data-hotkey="q"/>
+                        <button name="action_launch" string="Launch Plan" type="object" class="oe_highlight" attrs="{'invisible': [('warning', '!=', False)]}" groups="hr.group_hr_user" data-hotkey="q"/>
+                        <button name="action_launch" string="Launch Plan" type="object" class="oe_highlight" disabled="disabled" attrs="{'invisible': [('warning', '=', False)]}" groups="hr.group_hr_user" data-hotkey="q"/>
                         <button string="Cancel" class="btn-secondary" special="cancel" data-hotkey="z"/>
                     </footer>
                 </form>