diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_demo.xml b/addons/hr/hr_demo.xml
index b6a11f0b111..00b2ab325e4 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_demo.xml
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
           <field name="name">Fabien Pinckaers</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_fp"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_management"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_fp"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_ceo"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_ceo')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@
           <field name="name">Antony Lesuisse</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_al"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_fp"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_cto"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_managers')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@
           <field name="name">Minh Tran</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_mit"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_al"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_developer"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@
           <field name="name">Nicolas Vanhoren</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_niv"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_al"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_developer"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -214,6 +218,7 @@
           <field name="name">Stéphane Wirtel</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_stw"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_al"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_developer"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@
           <field name="name">Christophe Simonis</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_chs"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_al"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_developer"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -238,6 +244,7 @@
           <field name="name">Quentin De Paoli</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_qdp"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_al"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_developer"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -249,6 +256,7 @@
           <field name="name">Fabien Meghazi</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_fme"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_rd"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_al"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_developer"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -260,6 +268,7 @@
           <field name="name">Francois Pietquin</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_fpi"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_ps"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_fp"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_consultant"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -272,6 +281,7 @@
           <field name="name">Julien Thewys</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_jth"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_ps"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_fp"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_consultant"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>
@@ -296,6 +306,7 @@
           <field name="name">Valérie Descamps</field>
           <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_vad"/>
           <field name="department_id" ref="dep_administration"/>
+          <field name="parent_id" ref="employee_fp"/>
           <field name="job_id" ref="hr.job_hrm"/>
           <field name="category_ids" eval="[(6, 0, [ref('category_employee')])]"/>
           <field name="work_location">Grand-Rosière</field>