diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
index 8db93ea5a7c..46a39a1367d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class hr_holidays_status(osv.osv):
         for record in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             name = record.name
             if not record.limit:
-                name = name + ('  (%g/%g)' % (record.virtual_remaining_leaves or 0.0, record.max_leaves or 0.0))
+                name = name + ('  (%g remaining out of %g)' % (record.virtual_remaining_leaves or 0.0, record.max_leaves or 0.0))
             res.append((record.id, name))
         return res
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 455c8934aec..676ec7517fd 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="To Do" name="todo" domain="[('payslip_status', '=', False), ('holiday_status_id.active', '=', True)]"/>
                     <separator/>
-                    <filter name="year" string="Current"
+                    <filter name="year" string="Current Year"
                         domain="[('holiday_status_id.active', '=', True)]" help="Active Leaves and Allocations"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="My Requests" name="my_leaves" domain="[('user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@
             <field name="view_id" ref="edit_holiday_new"/>
             <field name="context">{
                 'default_type': 'remove',
-                'search_default_my_leaves':1,
                 'needaction_menu_ref':
                 [
                     'hr_holidays.menu_open_company_allocation',
@@ -351,12 +350,16 @@
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="context">{
                 'default_type':'add',
-                'search_default_my_leaves':1,
                 'needaction_menu_ref':
                 [
                     'hr_holidays.menu_open_company_allocation',
                 ]
             }</field>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+                <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                    Click here to create a new leave allocation request.
+                </p>
+            </field>
             <field name="domain">[('type','=','add')]</field>
             <field name="view_id" ref="edit_holiday_new"/>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_holidays_filter"/>
@@ -419,7 +422,6 @@
             <field name="context">{
                 'search_default_group_type': 1,
                 'search_default_year': 1 ,
-                'search_default_my_leaves': 1,
                 'needaction_menu_ref':
                 [
                     'hr_holidays.menu_open_ask_holidays_new',
@@ -428,6 +430,11 @@
                     'hr_holidays.menu_open_employee_leave',
                 ]
             }</field>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+                <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                    Click here to create a new leave request.
+                </p>
+            </field>
             <field name="domain">[('holiday_type','=','employee')]</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_holidays_filter"/>
         </record>
@@ -441,6 +448,11 @@
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form,calendar</field>
             <field name="view_id" eval="view_holiday_employee"/>
             <field name="context">{'default_type': 'remove', 'search_default_todo': 1}</field>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+                <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                    Click here to create a new leave request.
+                </p>
+            </field>
             <field name="domain">[('type','=','remove')]</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_holidays_filter"/>
         </record>
@@ -451,6 +463,11 @@
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form,calendar</field>
             <field name="context">{'search_default_department':1, 'search_default_approve':1}</field>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+                <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                    Click here to create a new leave request.
+                </p>
+            </field>
             <field name="domain">[('type','=','remove')]</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_holidays_filter"/>
         </record>
@@ -463,6 +480,11 @@
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form,calendar</field>
             <field name="context">{'default_type':'add', 'search_default_department':1, 'search_default_approve':1}</field>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+                <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                    Click here to create a new leave allocation.
+                </p>
+            </field>
             <field name="domain">[('type','=','add')]</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_holidays_filter"/>
         </record>