diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
index e0bab685a4b..027bc12c67a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
                     wf_service.trg_validate(uid, 'hr.holidays', leave_id, 'validate', cr)
                     wf_service.trg_validate(uid, 'hr.holidays', leave_id, 'second_validate', cr)
         if holiday_ids:
-            self.holidays_valid2_notificate(self, cr, uid, [holiday_ids], context=context)
+            self.holidays_valid2_notificate(cr, uid, holiday_ids, context=context)
             self.write(cr, uid, holiday_ids, {'manager_id2': manager})
         return True
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 2a4dcc92723..a40743e5270 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,18 @@
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="priority">1</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Leave Request">
+                <form layout="manual">
+                <div class="oe_form_topbar">
+                    <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
+                    <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                    <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="refuse,validate" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <div class="oe_right">
+                        <field name="state" widget="statusbar" nolabel="1" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm,validate" statusbar_colors='{"confirm":"blue","validate1":"blue","refuse":"red"}'/>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <sheet string="Leave Request" layout="auto">
                     <group col="8" colspan="4">
                     <field name="name" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft'),('state','!=','confirm')]}"/>
                     <field name="holiday_type" on_change="onchange_type(holiday_type)" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" width="130" string="Mode" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
@@ -87,17 +98,12 @@
                             <field name="manager_id2" attrs="{'invisible':[('double_validation', '!=', True)]}"/>
                             <separator string="Reasons" colspan="4"/>
                             <field name="notes" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
-                            <group colspan="4" col="8">
-                                <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm,validate" statusbar_colors='{"confirm":"blue","validate1":"blue","refuse":"red"}'/>
-                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
-                                <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
-                                <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                                <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                                <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="refuse,validate" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                            </group>
-                            <field name="message_ids_social" colspan="4" widget="ThreadView" nolabel="1"/>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
+                </sheet>
+                <div class="oe_form_sheet_width">
+                    <field name="message_ids_social" colspan="4" widget="ThreadView" nolabel="1"/>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -108,8 +114,19 @@
             <field name="model">hr.holidays</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <form string="Allocation Request">
-                <group col="8" colspan="4">
+                <form layout="manual">
+                <div class="oe_form_topbar">
+                    <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
+                    <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel,validate,refuse" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
+                    <div class="oe_right">
+                        <field name="state" widget="statusbar" nolabel="1" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm,validate" statusbar_colors='{"confirm":"blue","validate1":"blue","refuse":"red"}'/>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <sheet string="Allocation Request" layout="auto">
+                <group col="8" colspan="4" class="oe_form_header">
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="holiday_type" on_change="onchange_type(holiday_type)" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" string="Allocation Mode" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                         <group attrs="{'invisible':[('holiday_type','=','category')]}">
@@ -130,17 +147,12 @@
                         <field name="manager_id2" attrs="{'invisible':[('double_validation', '!=', True)]}"/>
                         <separator string="Reasons" colspan="4"/>
                         <field name="notes" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
-                        <group colspan="4" col="8">
-                            <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm,validate" statusbar_colors='{"confirm":"blue","validate1":"blue","refuse":"red"}'/>
-                            <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                            <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
-                            <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                            <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                            <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel,validate,refuse" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
-                        </group>
-                        <field name="message_ids_social" colspan="4" widget="ThreadView" nolabel="1"/>
                     </page>
                 </notebook>
+            </sheet>
+            <div class="oe_form_sheet_width">
+                <field name="message_ids_social" colspan="4" widget="ThreadView" nolabel="1"/>
+            </div>
             </form>
             </field>
         </record>