diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index bdaca6e2ace..841370a97f2 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 ##############################################################################
+import os
+
 from osv import fields, osv
+import tools
 from tools.translate import _
 
 class hr_employee_category(osv.osv):
@@ -109,11 +112,19 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
         'category_id' : fields.many2one('hr.employee.category', 'Category'),
         'child_ids': fields.one2many('hr.employee', 'parent_id','Subordinates'),
         'resource_id': fields.many2one('resource.resource','Resource',ondelete='cascade'),
-        'coach_id':fields.many2one('res.users','Coach'),
-        'job_id':fields.many2one('hr.job', 'Job'),
+        'coach_id': fields.many2one('res.users','Coach'),
+        'job_id': fields.many2one('hr.job', 'Job'),
+        'photo': fields.binary('Photo')
     }
+
+    def _get_photo(self, cr, uid, context=None):
+        return open(os.path.join(
+            tools.config['addons_path'], 'hr/image', 'photo.png'),
+                    'rb') .read().encode('base64')
+
     _defaults = {
-        'active' : lambda *a: True,
+        'active' : 1,
+        'photo': _get_photo,
     }
 
     def _check_recursion(self, cr, uid, ids):
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 6fe3b913aa0..6f20b9fda14 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,20 @@
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Employee">
-                    <group colspan="4" col="6">
-                        <field name="name" select="1"/>
-                        <field name="user_id"/>
-                        <field name="active" groups="base.group_extended"/>
-                        <field name="company_id" widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
+                    <group colspan="4" col="8">
+	                    <group colspan="6" col="6">
+	                        <field colspan="6" name="name" select="1"/>
+	                        <field name="user_id"/>
+	                        <field name="company_id" widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
+	                        <field name="active" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+                            <field name="parent_id" />
+                            <field name="coach_id" />
+	                    </group>
+	                    <group colspan="2" col="1">
+	                        <field name="photo" widget='image' nolabel="1"/>
+	                    </group>
                     </group>
-                    <notebook colspan="4">
+                    <notebook colspan="6">
                         <page string="Personal Information">
                             <group col="2" colspan="2">
                                 <separator string="Contact Information" colspan="2"/>
@@ -51,9 +58,9 @@
                                 <field name="job_id" widget="selection"/>
                                 <field name="department_id" widget="selection"/>
                                 <field name="category_id" />
-                                <separator string="Managers" colspan="2"/>
+                                <!--<separator string="Managers" colspan="2"/>
                                 <field name="parent_id" />
-                                <field name="coach_id" />
+                                <field name="coach_id" />-->
                             </group>
 
                             <group col="2" colspan="2">
diff --git a/addons/hr/image/photo.png b/addons/hr/image/photo.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1edfe4754fc
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