diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index f9b536c6915..a88cc1db318 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -141,16 +141,16 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
         #we need a related field in order to be able to sort the employee by name
         'name_related': fields.related('resource_id', 'name', type='char', string='Name', readonly=True, store=True),
         'country_id': fields.many2one('res.country', 'Nationality (Country)'),
-        'birthday': fields.date("Date of Birth"),
-        'ssnid': fields.char('SSN No', help='Social Security Number'),
-        'sinid': fields.char('SIN No', help="Social Insurance Number"),
-        'identification_id': fields.char('Identification No'),
-        'gender': fields.selection([('male', 'Male'), ('female', 'Female'), ('other', 'Other')], 'Gender'),
-        'marital': fields.selection([('single', 'Single'), ('married', 'Married'), ('widower', 'Widower'), ('divorced', 'Divorced')], 'Marital Status'),
+        'birthday': fields.date("Date of Birth", groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'ssnid': fields.char('SSN No', help='Social Security Number', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'sinid': fields.char('SIN No', help="Social Insurance Number", groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'identification_id': fields.char('Identification No', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'gender': fields.selection([('male', 'Male'), ('female', 'Female'), ('other', 'Other')], 'Gender', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'marital': fields.selection([('single', 'Single'), ('married', 'Married'), ('widower', 'Widower'), ('divorced', 'Divorced')], 'Marital Status', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
         'department_id': fields.many2one('hr.department', 'Department'),
         'address_id': fields.many2one('res.partner', 'Working Address'),
         'address_home_id': fields.many2one('res.partner', 'Home Address'),
-        'bank_account_id': fields.many2one('res.partner.bank', 'Bank Account Number', domain="[('partner_id','=',address_home_id)]", help="Employee bank salary account"),
+        'bank_account_id': fields.many2one('res.partner.bank', 'Bank Account Number', domain="[('partner_id','=',address_home_id)]", help="Employee bank salary account", groups="base.group_hr_user"),
         'work_phone': fields.char('Work Phone', readonly=False),
         'mobile_phone': fields.char('Work Mobile', readonly=False),
         'work_email': fields.char('Work Email', size=240),
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
         'resource_id': fields.many2one('resource.resource', 'Resource', ondelete='cascade', required=True, auto_join=True),
         'coach_id': fields.many2one('hr.employee', 'Coach'),
         'job_id': fields.many2one('hr.job', 'Job Title'),
-        'passport_id': fields.char('Passport No'),
+        'passport_id': fields.char('Passport No', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
         'color': fields.integer('Color Index'),
         'city': fields.related('address_id', 'city', type='char', string='City'),
         'login': fields.related('user_id', 'login', type='char', string='Login', readonly=1),
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py b/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py
index f649fb86636..aeb605f8aba 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
 
     _columns = {
         'manager': fields.boolean('Is a Manager'),
-        'medic_exam': fields.date('Medical Examination Date'),
-        'place_of_birth': fields.char('Place of Birth'),
-        'children': fields.integer('Number of Children'),
-        'vehicle': fields.char('Company Vehicle'),
-        'vehicle_distance': fields.integer('Home-Work Dist.', help="In kilometers"),
+        'medic_exam': fields.date('Medical Examination Date', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'place_of_birth': fields.char('Place of Birth', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'children': fields.integer('Number of Children', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'vehicle': fields.char('Company Vehicle', groups="base.group_hr_user"),
+        'vehicle_distance': fields.integer('Home-Work Dist.', help="In kilometers", groups="base.group_hr_user"),
         'contract_ids': fields.one2many('hr.contract', 'employee_id', 'Contracts'),
         'contract_id': fields.function(_get_latest_contract, string='Current Contract', type='many2one', relation="hr.contract", help='Latest contract of the employee'),
         'contracts_count': fields.function(_contracts_count, type='integer', string='Contracts'),