diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml
index 74f7cb32bfc..d02240f639d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_views.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <search string="Employees">
                     <field name="name" string="Employees" filter_domain="['|',('work_email','ilike',self),('name','ilike',self)]"/>
-                    <field name="department_id"/>
+                    <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                     <field name="category_ids" groups="hr.group_hr_user"/>
                     <field name="job_id" />
                     <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
                     <field name="name" string="Job"/>
                     <filter domain="[('state','=','open')]" name="in_position" string="In Position"/>
                     <filter domain="[('state','=','recruit')]" string="In Recruitment" name="in_recruitment"/>
-                    <field name="department_id"/>
+                    <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="Unread Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By">
diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml
index 4c7b33c0980..a3b7ca51c42 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <search string="Hr Attendance Search">
                 <field name="employee_id"/>
-                <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                 <filter string="My Attendances" name="myattendances" domain="[('employee_id.user_id.id', '=', uid)]" />
                 <separator/>
                 <filter name="check_in_filter" string="Check In Date" date="check_in"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml b/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml
index 537988666f1..af8e47cebce 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                     <field name="date_end"/>
                     <field name="resource_calendar_id"/>
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
-                    <field name="department_id"/>
+                    <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
                     <filter string="To Renew" name="to_renew" domain="[('state', '=', 'pending')]"/>
                     <separator />
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml b/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
index 92734975333..65c88d077e1 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
                     <field name="state"/>
                     <separator />
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
-                    <field name="department_id" string="Department"/>
+                    <field name="department_id" operator="child_of" string="Department"/>
                     <field name="journal_id"/>
                     <filter string="My Reports" name="my_reports" domain="[('employee_id.user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
                     <filter string="My Team Reports" name="my_team_reports" domain="[('employee_id.parent_id.user_id', '=', uid)]" groups="hr_expense.group_hr_expense_manager" help="Expenses of Your Team Member"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/report/hr_leave_reports.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/report/hr_leave_reports.xml
index d4471fa8a72..3e3a09ddf6f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/report/hr_leave_reports.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/report/hr_leave_reports.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                 <filter string="My Requests" name="my_leaves" domain="[('employee_id.user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
                 <separator/>
                 <field name="employee_id"/>
-                <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                 <field name="holiday_status_id"/>
                 <group expand="0" string="Group By">
                     <filter name="group_name" string="Description" context="{'group_by':'name'}"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
index a9973828ab7..ded0dbea531 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
                 <separator/>
                 <filter string="My Allocations" name="my_leaves" domain="[('employee_id.user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
                 <separator/>
-                <field name="employee_id"/>
-                <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                 <field name="holiday_status_id"/>
                 <separator/>
                 <filter string="Late Activities" name="activities_overdue"
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
index 24d0d2b9369..ce4631c89db 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <search string="Search Leave">
                 <field name="employee_id"/>
-                <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                 <field name="holiday_status_id"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <filter domain="[('state','in',('confirm','validate1'))]" string="To Approve" name="approve"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
index 5fa6424e959..9b2142d3b1a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
                 <filter string="Unread Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
                 <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                 <field name="job_id"/>
-                <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                 <field name="user_id"/>
                 <field name="stage_id" domain="[]"/>
                 <separator/>
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <search string="Recruitment Analysis">
                 <field name="job_id"/>
-                <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="department_id" operator="child_of"/>
                 <field name="user_id"/>
                 <filter string="Creation Date" name="year" date="create_date" default_period="this_year"/>
                 <separator/>