diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/security/hr_timesheet_security.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet/security/hr_timesheet_security.xml
index 23d20ea4fd4..17844a9c91d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/security/hr_timesheet_security.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/security/hr_timesheet_security.xml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
         <record id="group_hr_timesheet_user" model="res.groups">
             <field name="name">User</field>
             <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_hr_timesheet"/>
-            <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('hr.group_hr_user'))]"/>
+            <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('base.group_user'))]"/>
             <field name="users" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root'))]"/>
         </record>
 
         <record id="group_timesheet_manager" model="res.groups">
             <field name="name">Manager</field>
             <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_hr_timesheet"/>
-            <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_hr_timesheet_user'))]"/>
+            <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_hr_timesheet_user')), (4, ref('hr.group_hr_user'))]"/>
             <field name="users" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root'))]"/>
         </record>
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_views.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_views.xml
index d92c9680c66..53f93849a08 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_views.xml
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@
         <field name="name">hr.department.kanban.inherit</field>
         <field name="model">hr.department</field>
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.hr_department_view_kanban"/>
-        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4,ref('hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user'))]"/>
+        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4,ref('hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager'))]"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <data>
-
                 <xpath expr="//div[contains(@class, 'o_kanban_manage_reports')]" position="inside">
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-xs-12 text-left">
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_department_views.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_department_views.xml
index a6ca7f1f87b..ef721415b18 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_department_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_department_views.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <field name="name">hr.department.kanban.inherit</field>
         <field name="model">hr.department</field>
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.hr_department_view_kanban"/>
-        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4,ref('hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user'))]"/>
+        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4,ref('hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager'))]"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <data>
                 <xpath expr="//templates" position="before">
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_timesheet_sheet_views.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_timesheet_sheet_views.xml
index 059c4d071c4..b774f792e0f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_timesheet_sheet_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/views/hr_timesheet_sheet_views.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
                 <form string="Timesheet">
                 <header>
                     <button name="action_timesheet_confirm" states="draft" string="Submit to Manager" type="object" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                    <button name="action_timesheet_done" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="object" groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                    <button name="action_timesheet_draft" states="done" string="Set to Draft" type="object" groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user"/>
-                    <button name="action_timesheet_draft" states="confirm" string="Refuse" type="object" groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user"/>
+                    <button name="action_timesheet_done" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="object" groups="hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager" class="oe_highlight"/>
+                    <button name="action_timesheet_draft" states="done" string="Set to Draft" type="object" groups="hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager"/>
+                    <button name="action_timesheet_draft" states="confirm" string="Refuse" type="object" groups="hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager"/>
                     <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="new,confirm,done"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet>
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_to_approve" name="To Approve" parent="hr_timesheet.timesheet_menu_root" sequence="7"/>
 
         <menuitem action="act_hr_timesheet_sheet_form" id="menu_act_hr_timesheet_sheet_form" parent="menu_hr_to_approve"
-             sequence="11" groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user"/>
+             sequence="11" groups="hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager"/>
 
         <!--
             account.analytic.line inheritancy
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
                         type="action"
                         class="oe_stat_button"
                         icon="fa-clock-o"
-                        groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user">
+                        groups="hr_timesheet.group_timesheet_manager">
                         <field name="timesheet_count" widget="statinfo" string="Timesheets"/>
                     </button>
                 </button>