diff --git a/addons/hr/static/src/scss/hr.scss b/addons/hr/static/src/scss/hr.scss
index 685edaa8713..9fd33d11023 100644
--- a/addons/hr/static/src/scss/hr.scss
+++ b/addons/hr/static/src/scss/hr.scss
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
         margin-right: -3px;
     }
 
+    .o_hr_employee_kanban_bottom {
+        //Prevent bottom row from preventing to click on buttons
+        pointer-events: none;
+        .oe_kanban_bottom_right {
+            pointer-events: auto;
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 .o_kanban_dashboard.o_hr_department_kanban {
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index 286e3e37469..ada86f70f9c 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -307,17 +307,17 @@
                                    <li t-if="record.work_email.raw_value" class="o_text_overflow"><field name="work_email" /></li>
                                    <li t-if="record.work_phone.raw_value" class="o_force_ltr"><field name="work_phone" /></li>
                                </ul>
-                                <div class="oe_kanban_content position-absolute fixed-bottom mr-2">
-                                    <div class="o_kanban_record_bottom">
-                                        <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_left"/>
-                                        <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_right">
-                                            <a title="Chat" icon="fa-comments" href="#" class="ml8 o_employee_chat_btn" attrs="{'invisible': [('user_id','=', False)]}" role="button"><i class="fa fa-comments"/></a>
-                                            <div class="hr_activity_container">
-                                                <field name="activity_ids" widget="kanban_activity"/>
-                                            </div>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
+                           </div>
+                           <div class="oe_kanban_content position-absolute fixed-bottom mr-2 o_hr_employee_kanban_bottom">
+                               <div class="o_kanban_record_bottom">
+                                   <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_left"/>
+                                   <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_right float-right">
+                                       <a title="Chat" icon="fa-comments" href="#" class="ml8 o_employee_chat_btn" attrs="{'invisible': [('user_id','=', False)]}" role="button"><i class="fa fa-comments"/></a>
+                                       <div class="hr_activity_container">
+                                           <field name="activity_ids" widget="kanban_activity"/>
+                                       </div>
+                                   </div>
+                               </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        </t>
diff --git a/addons/hr_presence/models/hr_employee.py b/addons/hr_presence/models/hr_employee.py
index 3da6c9f583c..256586e4ba6 100644
--- a/addons/hr_presence/models/hr_employee.py
+++ b/addons/hr_presence/models/hr_employee.py
@@ -114,10 +114,16 @@ class Employee(models.AbstractModel):
                         'searchpanel_default_hr_presence_state_display': 'to_define'},
         }
 
-    def action_set_present(self):
+    def _action_set_manual_presence(self, state):
         if not self.env.user.has_group('hr.group_hr_manager'):
             raise UserError(_("You don't have the right to do this. Please contact an Administrator."))
-        self.write({'manually_set_present': True})
+        self.write({'manually_set_present': state})
+
+    def action_set_present(self):
+        self._action_set_manual_presence(True)
+
+    def action_set_absent(self):
+        self._action_set_manual_presence(False)
 
     def write(self, vals):
         if vals.get('hr_presence_state_display') == 'present':
diff --git a/addons/hr_presence/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr_presence/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index cdb7d514141..68b66536287 100644
--- a/addons/hr_presence/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_presence/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -38,13 +38,16 @@
                 <attribute name="create">0</attribute>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('oe_kanban_details')]" position="inside">
-                <div class="o_kanban_record_bottom">
-                    <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_left">
+                <div class="oe_kanban_content">
+                    <div class="oe_kanban_row">
                         <field name="hr_presence_state" invisible="1"/>
                         <button name="action_set_present" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8 fa fa-check" title="Set as present" attrs="{'invisible': [('hr_presence_state', '=', 'present')]}"> </button>
+                        <button name="action_set_absent" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8 fa fa-times" title="Set as absent" attrs="{'invisible': [('hr_presence_state', '!=', 'present')]}"> </button>
                         <button name="action_open_leave_request" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Time Off</button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="oe_kanban_row">
                         <button name="action_send_sms" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">SMS</button>
-                        <button name="action_send_mail" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Mail</button>
+                        <button name="action_send_mail" type="object" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mt8">Log</button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </xpath>