diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index 90f967fb4b4..aac1f41574f 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
     _defaults = {
         'active': 1,
         'image': _get_default_image,
-        'marital': 'single',
         'color': 0,
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
index c42857e5f6b..7507665c96d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             <field name="name">Payroll</field>
             <field name="res_model">ir.module.module</field>
             <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
-            <field name="context" eval="{'search_default_category_id': ref('base.module_category_localization'), 'search_default_name': 'payroll'}"/>
+            <field name="context" eval="{'search_default_category_id': ref('base.module_category_localization')}"/>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="base.view_module_filter"/>
         </record>
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract_view.xml b/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract_view.xml
index 92ae2524921..6566f303d36 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract_view.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <data>
                     <xpath expr="//div[@name='button_box']" position="inside">
-                        <button name="%(act_hr_employee_2_hr_contract)d" string="Contracts" type="action"/>
+                        <button name="%(act_hr_employee_2_hr_contract)d" string="Contracts" type="action" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                     </xpath>
                     <xpath expr="//field[@name='coach_id']" position="after">
                         <field name="manager"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 552b75fe918..347e2b17ca5 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
                     </group>
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//div[@name='button_box']" position="inside">
-                    <button name="%(act_hr_employee_holiday_request)d" string="Leaves" type="action"/>
+                    <button name="%(act_hr_employee_holiday_request)d" string="Leaves" type="action" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml b/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml
index d5b8b50306d..d6df0e0332e 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/hr_payroll_view.xml
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
             <field name="view_id" ref="view_hr_payslip_tree"/>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_payslip_filter"/>
         </record>
-        <menuitem action="action_view_hr_payslip_form" id="menu_department_tree" parent="menu_hr_root_payroll"/>
+        <menuitem action="action_view_hr_payslip_form" id="menu_department_tree" parent="menu_hr_root_payroll" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
         <act_window name="Payslips"
                     context="{'search_default_employee_id': [active_id], 'default_employee_id': active_id}"
                     res_model="hr.payslip"
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <data>
                     <xpath expr="//div[@name='button_box']" position="inside">
-                        <button name="%(act_hr_employee_payslip_list)d" string="Payslips" type="action"/>
+                        <button name="%(act_hr_employee_payslip_list)d" string="Payslips" type="action" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                     </xpath>
                 </data>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
index 52d2cfa9d14..6c92e28564e 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <menuitem action="act_hr_timesheet_sheet_form" id="menu_act_hr_timesheet_sheet_form" parent="hr_attendance.menu_hr_time_tracking"
-             sequence="2" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+             sequence="2" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
 
         <!--
             Company inheritancy
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr_timesheet.hr_timesheet_employee_extd_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//div[@name='button_box']" position="inside">
-                    <button name="%(act_hr_employee_2_hr_timesheet)d" string="Timesheets" type="action"/>
+                    <button name="%(act_hr_employee_2_hr_timesheet)d" string="Timesheets" type="action" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>