diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py b/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py
index 5e78ff3287a..54fdf6e1274 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/hr_contract.py
@@ -89,11 +89,10 @@ class hr_contract(osv.osv):
     }
 
     def onchange_employee_id(self, cr, uid, ids, employee_id, context=None):
-        if not employee_id:
-            return {'value':{}}
         emp_obj = self.pool.get('hr.employee').browse(cr, uid, employee_id, context=context)
-        val = {'job_id': emp_obj.job_id.id}
-        return {'value': val}
+        if emp_obj.job_id:
+            return {'value': {'job_id': emp_obj.job_id.id}}
+        return {'value': {'job_id': False}}
 
     def _check_dates(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         for contract in self.read(cr, uid, ids, ['date_start', 'date_end'], context=context):
diff --git a/addons/l10n_in_hr_payroll/l10n_in_hr_payroll.py b/addons/l10n_in_hr_payroll/l10n_in_hr_payroll.py
index e7364f6caf4..f0751684dba 100644
--- a/addons/l10n_in_hr_payroll/l10n_in_hr_payroll.py
+++ b/addons/l10n_in_hr_payroll/l10n_in_hr_payroll.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class hr_contract(osv.osv):
         'driver_salay': fields.boolean('Driver Salary', help="Check this box if you provide allowance for driver"),
         'medical_insurance': fields.float('Medical Insurance', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Payroll'), help="Deduction towards company provided medical insurance"),
         'voluntary_provident_fund': fields.float('Voluntary Provident Fund (%)', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Payroll'), help="VPF is a safe option wherein you can contribute more than the PF ceiling of 12% that has been mandated by the government and VPF computed as percentage(%)"),
-        'house_rent_allowance_metro_nonmetro': fields.float('House Rent Allowance (%)', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Payroll'), help="HRA is an allowance given by the employer to the employee for taking care of his rental or accommodation expenses for metro city it is 50 % and for non metro 40%. \nHRA computed as percentage(%)"),
+        'house_rent_allowance_metro_nonmetro': fields.float('House Rent Allowance (%)', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Payroll'), help="HRA is an allowance given by the employer to the employee for taking care of his rental or accommodation expenses for metro city it is 50% and for non metro 40%. \nHRA computed as percentage(%)"),
         'supplementary_allowance': fields.float('Supplementary Allowance', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Payroll')),
     }