diff --git a/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py b/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py
index cdf743cdeb2..8225c22f59d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py
+++ b/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class HrEmployeePrivate(models.Model):
     user_id = fields.Many2one('res.users', 'User', related='resource_id.user_id', store=True, readonly=False)
     user_partner_id = fields.Many2one(related='user_id.partner_id', related_sudo=False, string="User's partner")
     active = fields.Boolean('Active', related='resource_id.active', default=True, store=True, readonly=False)
+    company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company',required=True)
     # private partner
     address_home_id = fields.Many2one(
         'res.partner', 'Address', help='Enter here the private address of the employee, not the one linked to your company.',