diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index 3307a11ac18..d93c1ae3986 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 from osv import fields, osv
-
+import logging
 import addons
 
 class hr_employee_category(osv.osv):
@@ -220,4 +220,26 @@ class hr_department(osv.osv):
 
 hr_department()
 
+
+class res_users(osv.osv):
+    _name = 'res.users'
+    _inherit = 'res.users'
+
+    def create(self, cr, uid, data, context=None):
+        user_id = super(res_users, self).create(cr, uid, data, context=context)
+        data_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
+        try:
+            data_id = data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, 'hr', 'ir_ui_view_sc_employee')
+            view_id  = data_obj.browse(cr, uid, data_id, context=context).res_id
+            self.pool.get('ir.ui.view_sc').copy(cr, uid, view_id, default = {
+                                        'user_id': user_id}, context=context)
+        except:
+            # Tolerate a missing shortcut. See product/product.py for similar code.
+            logging.getLogger('orm').debug('Skipped meetings shortcut for user "%s"', data.get('name','<new'))
+            
+        return user_id
+
+res_users()
+
+
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diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 5dade5493ac..d0fee6ec8b7 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@
 
         <menuitem action="open_view_employee_list_my" id="menu_open_view_employee_list_my" sequence="3" parent="menu_hr_main"/>
 
+	    <record id="ir_ui_view_sc_employee" model="ir.ui.view_sc">
+	        <field name="name">Employees</field>
+	        <field name="resource">ir.ui.menu</field>
+	        <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
+	        <field name="res_id" ref="hr.menu_open_view_employee_list_my"/>
+	    </record>
+
         <!--
         =======================
         Employee marital status