diff --git a/addons/hr/models/hr_employee_base.py b/addons/hr/models/hr_employee_base.py
index 9a21b15b8ac..2e74f7a4711 100644
--- a/addons/hr/models/hr_employee_base.py
+++ b/addons/hr/models/hr_employee_base.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class HrEmployeeBase(models.AbstractModel):
     work_phone = fields.Char('Work Phone', compute="_compute_phones", store=True, readonly=False)
     mobile_phone = fields.Char('Work Mobile', compute="_compute_work_contact_details", store=True, inverse='_inverse_work_contact_details')
     work_email = fields.Char('Work Email', compute="_compute_work_contact_details", store=True, inverse='_inverse_work_contact_details')
-    work_contact_id = fields.Many2one('res.partner', 'Work Contact')
+    work_contact_id = fields.Many2one('res.partner', 'Work Contact', copy=False)
     related_contact_ids = fields.Many2many('res.partner', 'Related Contacts', compute='_compute_related_contacts')
     related_contacts_count = fields.Integer('Number of related contacts', compute='_compute_related_contacts_count')
     work_location_id = fields.Many2one('hr.work.location', 'Work Location', compute="_compute_work_location_id", store=True, readonly=False,