diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/static/src/js/attendance.js b/addons/hr_attendance/static/src/js/attendance.js
index 84516353b9d..281822361ef 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/static/src/js/attendance.js
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/static/src/js/attendance.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ openerp.hr_attendance = function (instance) {
             return employee.read_slice(['id', 'name', 'state', 'last_sign', 'attendance_access']).then(function (res) {
                 if (_.isEmpty(res) )
                     return;
-                if (res[0].attendance_access == false){
+                if (res[0].attendance_access === false){
                     return;
                 }
                 self.$el.show();
@@ -72,16 +72,36 @@ openerp.hr_attendance = function (instance) {
     });
 
     instance.web.UserMenu.include({
+
+        is_employee: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            if (_.isUndefined(self._is_employee)) {
+                var Users = new instance.web.Model('res.users');
+                return Users.query(['employee']).filter([['id', '=', self.session.uid]]).all().then(function(records) {
+                    if (_.isEmpty(records)) {
+                        self._is_employee = false;
+                    } else {
+                        self._is_employee = records[0].employee;
+                    }
+                    return self._is_employee;
+                });
+            } else {
+                return $.Deferred().resolve(self._is_employee).promise();
+            }
+        },
+
         do_update: function () {
             this._super();
             var self = this;
-            this.update_promise = this.update_promise.done(function () {
-                if (self.attendanceslider)
-                    return;
-                self.attendanceslider = new instance.hr_attendance.AttendanceSlider(self);
-
-                self.attendanceslider.prependTo(instance.webclient.$('.oe_systray'));
+            this.update_promise.done(function () {
+                $.when(self.is_employee()).done(function(is_employee) {
+                    if (!is_employee || self.attendanceslider) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    self.attendanceslider = new instance.hr_attendance.AttendanceSlider(self);
+                    self.attendanceslider.prependTo(instance.webclient.$('.oe_systray'));
+                });
             });
         },
     });
-}
+};