diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 0706da45c86..f160eda6301 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             sequence="110"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_main" parent="menu_hr_root" name="Human Resources" sequence="0"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_configuration" name="Configuration" parent="hr.menu_hr_root" groups="base.group_hr_manager" sequence="50"/>
-        <menuitem id="menu_hr_management" name="Human Resources" parent="hr.menu_hr_configuration" sequence="25"/>
+        <menuitem id="menu_hr_management" name="Human Resources" parent="hr.menu_hr_configuration" groups="base.group_no_one" sequence="25"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_reporting_timesheet" name="Reports"
             parent="menu_hr_reporting" sequence="6" />
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <menuitem action="open_view_categ_tree"
-            id="menu_view_employee_category_tree" parent="menu_hr_management" sequence="2"/>
+            id="menu_view_employee_category_tree" parent="menu_hr_management" groups="base.group_no_one" sequence="2"/>
 
         <record id="view_hr_job_form" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">hr.job.form</field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index e0b271810f0..f6f0896564d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ class hr_applicant(base_stage, osv.Model):
         return {'value': {'department_id': False}}
 
     def onchange_department_id(self, cr, uid, ids, department_id=False, context=None):
-        if not department_id:
-            return {'value': {'stage_id': False}}
         obj_recru_stage = self.pool.get('hr.recruitment.stage')
         stage_ids = obj_recru_stage.search(cr, uid, ['|',('department_id','=',department_id),('department_id','=',False)], context=context)
         stage_id = stage_ids and stage_ids[0] or False
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 7881d6f1e37..4617011c2f9 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -109,16 +109,16 @@
                         states="open,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
                 <button name="case_open" string="Open" type="object"
                         states="draft,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" type="object"
+                <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" type="object" invisible="1"
                         states="open"/>
                 <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to New" type="object"
                         states="done,cancel"/>
                 <button name="case_cancel" string="Refuse" type="object"
                         states="draft,open,pending" class="oe_highlight"/>
                 <button name="stage_previous" string="Previous" type="object"
-                        states="open" icon="gtk-go-back"/>
+                        states="open"/>
                 <button name="stage_next" string="Next" type="object"
-                        states="open" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
+                        states="open"/>
                 <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar"/>
             </header>
             <sheet>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                     </h2>
                 </div>
                 <group>
-                    <group string="Contact Details">
+                    <group>
                         <field name="partner_id"
                                 on_change="onchange_partner_id(partner_id, email_from)"/>
                         <field name="email_from" widget="email"/>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                         <field name="partner_mobile"/>
                         <field name="type_id" placeholder="Degree"/>
                     </group>
-                    <group string="Application Followup">
+                    <group>
                         <field name="user_id"/>
                         <label for="title_action"/>
                         <div>
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@
                         </div>
                         <field name="priority"/>
                         <field name="state" invisible="1"/>
+                        <field name="source_id"/>
+                        <field name="reference"/>
                     </group>
                     <group string="Job">
                         <field name="survey" invisible="1"/>
@@ -182,10 +184,6 @@
                             <field name="salary_proposed_extra" class="oe_inline" placeholder="Extra advantages..."/>
                         </div>
                     </group>
-                    <group string="Reference">
-                        <field name="source_id"/>
-                        <field name="reference"/>
-                    </group>
                 </group>
                 <separator string="Application Summary"/>
                 <field name="description" placeholder="Feedback of interviews..."/>