diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index a2c4ee3805b..13db46ccc22 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
         'work_email': fields.char('Work E-mail', size=240),
         'work_location': fields.char('Office Location', size=32),
         'notes': fields.text('Notes'),
-        'parent_id': fields.many2one('hr.employee', 'Manager'), 
-        'category_ids': fields.many2many('hr.employee.category', 'employee_category_rel', 'emp_id', 'category_id', 'Category'),
+        'parent_id': fields.many2one('hr.employee', 'Manager'),
+        'category_ids': fields.many2many('hr.employee.category', 'employee_category_rel', 'emp_id', 'category_id', 'Categories'),
         'child_ids': fields.one2many('hr.employee', 'parent_id', 'Subordinates'),
         'resource_id': fields.many2one('resource.resource', 'Resource', ondelete='cascade', required=True),
         'coach_id': fields.many2one('hr.employee', 'Coach'),
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
         except:
             # Tolerate a missing shortcut. See product/product.py for similar code.
             logging.getLogger('orm').debug('Skipped meetings shortcut for user "%s"', data.get('name','<new'))
-            
+
         return user_id
 
 res_users()
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 9f50ed5852d..7fda9314592 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
                     <filter icon="terp-personal+" domain="[('department_id','=',context.get('department_id',False))]" string="My Departments Employee"/>
                     </field>
                     <field name="job_id" widget="selection"/>
+                    <field name="category_ids" select="1" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     <field name="parent_id"/>
                     <newline />
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By...">
@@ -157,12 +158,12 @@
 
         <menuitem action="open_view_employee_list_my" id="menu_open_view_employee_list_my" sequence="3" parent="menu_hr_main"/>
 
-	    <record id="ir_ui_view_sc_employee" model="ir.ui.view_sc">
-	        <field name="name">Employees</field>
-	        <field name="resource">ir.ui.menu</field>
-	        <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
-	        <field name="res_id" ref="hr.menu_open_view_employee_list_my"/>
-	    </record>
+        <record id="ir_ui_view_sc_employee" model="ir.ui.view_sc">
+            <field name="name">Employees</field>
+            <field name="resource">ir.ui.menu</field>
+            <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
+            <field name="res_id" ref="hr.menu_open_view_employee_list_my"/>
+        </record>
 
         <!--
         =======================
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@
             <field eval="True" name="object"/>
         </record>
 
-        <menuitem action="open_view_categ_tree" 
+        <menuitem action="open_view_categ_tree"
             id="menu_view_employee_category_tree" parent="hr.menu_view_employee_category_form"/>
 
         <record id="view_hr_job_form" model="ir.ui.view">