diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/models/hr_employee.py b/addons/hr_attendance/models/hr_employee.py
index 026d9dd4df2..386daa9907b 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/models/hr_employee.py
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/models/hr_employee.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class HrEmployee(models.Model):
             barcode = "".join(choice(digits) for i in range(8))
         return barcode
 
-    barcode = fields.Char(string="Badge ID", help="ID used for employee identification.", default=_default_random_barcode, copy=False, groups='hr_attendance.group_hr_attendance_user')
-    pin = fields.Char(string="PIN", default=_default_random_pin, help="PIN used for Check In/Out in Attendance.", copy=False, groups='hr_attendance.group_hr_attendance_user')
+    barcode = fields.Char(string="Badge ID", help="ID used for employee identification.", default=_default_random_barcode, copy=False)
+    pin = fields.Char(string="PIN", default=_default_random_pin, help="PIN used for Check In/Out in Attendance.", copy=False)
 
     attendance_ids = fields.One2many('hr.attendance', 'employee_id', help='list of attendances for the employee')
     last_attendance_id = fields.Many2one('hr.attendance', compute='_compute_last_attendance_id')
diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml
index 12e82a5fa7a..e70e347cd2f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <field name="model">hr.employee</field>
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_employee_form"/>
         <field name="priority">10</field>
+        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4,ref('hr_attendance.group_hr_attendance_user'))]"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <field name="name" position="replace">
             <div id="textbox">