diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index 33a4287e799..064758f6be2 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                                 <field name="department_id"/>
                                 <field name="job_id"/>
                                 <field name="parent_id"/>
-                                <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
+                                <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                             </group>
                         </group>
                         <notebook>