diff --git a/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.js b/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.js
index 3ba986891b9..1749a6cb269 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.js
+++ b/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.js
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-cur_frm.add_fetch('employee', 'company', 'company');	
+cur_frm.add_fetch('employee', 'company', 'company');
+cur_frm.add_fetch('employee', 'employee_name', 'employee_name');
 
-//get employee's name based on employee id selected
-cur_frm.cscript.employee = function(doc,cdt,cdn){
-	if(doc.employee) get_server_fields('get_emp_name', '', '', doc, cdt, cdn, 1);
-	refresh_field('employee_name'); 
+cur_frm.cscript.onload = function(doc, cdt, cdn) {
+	if(doc.__islocal) cur_frm.set_value("att_date", get_today());
 }
 
 cur_frm.fields_dict.employee.get_query = erpnext.utils.employee_query;
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diff --git a/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py b/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py
index ac41acf8156..16e25470b0a 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py
+++ b/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ class DocType:
 	def __init__(self, doc, doclist=[]):
 		self.doc = doc
 		self.doclist = doclist
-		
-	def get_emp_name(self):
-		return {
-			"employee_name": webnotes.conn.get_value("Employee", 
-				self.doc.employee_name, "employee_name")
-		}
 	
 	def validate_duplicate_record(self):	 
 		res = sql("""select name from `tabAttendance` where employee = %s and att_date = %s 
diff --git a/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.txt b/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.txt
index aa917ed7bd8..d948d6fba12 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.txt
+++ b/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  {
   "creation": "2013-01-10 16:34:13", 
   "docstatus": 0, 
-  "modified": "2013-07-05 14:25:19", 
+  "modified": "2013-07-10 17:39:22", 
   "modified_by": "Administrator", 
   "owner": "ashwini@webnotestech.com"
  }, 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   "permlevel": 0
  }, 
  {
+  "cancel": 1, 
   "create": 1, 
   "doctype": "DocPerm", 
   "name": "__common__", 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@
   "parenttype": "DocType", 
   "permlevel": 0, 
   "read": 1, 
+  "report": 1, 
+  "submit": 1, 
   "write": 1
  }, 
  {
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@
   "oldfieldtype": "Data"
  }, 
  {
+  "default": "Present", 
   "doctype": "DocField", 
   "fieldname": "status", 
   "fieldtype": "Select", 
@@ -157,15 +161,15 @@
   "read_only": 1
  }, 
  {
-  "cancel": 1, 
   "doctype": "DocPerm", 
-  "report": 1, 
-  "role": "HR User", 
-  "submit": 1
+  "role": "System Manager"
  }, 
  {
   "doctype": "DocPerm", 
-  "match": "owner", 
-  "role": "Employee"
+  "role": "HR User"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocPerm", 
+  "role": "HR Manager"
  }
 ]
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diff --git a/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js b/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js
index 517fb772c4c..dadc6fb02f2 100644
--- a/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js
+++ b/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ wn.module_page["HR"] = [
 				doctype:"Expense Claim"
 			},
 			{
-				label: wn._("Job Applicant"),
-				description: wn._("Applicant for a Job."),
-				doctype:"Job Applicant"
+				label: wn._("Salary Slip"),
+				description: wn._("Monthly salary statement."),
+				doctype:"Salary Slip"
+			},
+			{
+				label: wn._("Attendance"),
+				description: wn._("Attendance record."),
+				doctype:"Attendance"
 			},
 		]
 	},
@@ -34,14 +39,9 @@ wn.module_page["HR"] = [
 		icon: "icon-copy",
 		items: [
 			{
-				label: wn._("Attendance"),
-				description: wn._("Attendance record."),
-				doctype:"Attendance"
-			},
-			{
-				label: wn._("Salary Slip"),
-				description: wn._("Monthly salary statement."),
-				doctype:"Salary Slip"
+				label: wn._("Job Applicant"),
+				description: wn._("Applicant for a Job."),
+				doctype:"Job Applicant"
 			},
 			{
 				label: wn._("Appraisal"),