diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py
index e83c546af04..b2084fb66ee 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ You can define the different phases of interviews and easily rate the applicant
         'fetchmail',
     ],
     'data': [
-        'wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.xml',
+        # 'wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.xml',
         'wizard/hr_recruitment_create_partner_job_view.xml',
         'hr_recruitment_view.xml',
         'hr_recruitment_menu.xml',
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index a140e9816d6..710b796ee59 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -185,10 +185,9 @@ class hr_applicant(osv.Model):
         'categ_ids': fields.many2many('hr.applicant_category', string='Tags'),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company'),
         'user_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Responsible', track_visibility='onchange'),
-        # Applicant Columns
         'date_closed': fields.datetime('Closed', readonly=True, select=True),
-        'date_open': fields.datetime('Opened', readonly=True, select=True),
-        'date': fields.datetime('Date'),
+        'date_open': fields.datetime('Assigned', readonly=True, select=True),
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime('Last Stage Update', select=True),
         'date_action': fields.date('Next Action Date'),
         'title_action': fields.char('Next Action', size=64),
         'priority': fields.selection(AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES, 'Appreciation'),
@@ -224,6 +223,7 @@ class hr_applicant(osv.Model):
         'department_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s._get_default_department_id(cr, uid, c),
         'company_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'hr.applicant', context=c),
         'color': 0,
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now(),
     }
 
     _group_by_full = {
@@ -390,7 +390,20 @@ class hr_applicant(osv.Model):
             self.pool.get('hr.job').message_post(cr, uid, [applicant.job_id.id], body=_('Applicant <b>created</b>'), subtype="hr_recruitment.mt_job_new_applicant", context=context)
         return obj_id
 
-    def case_close_with_emp(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+    def write(self, cr, uid, ids, vals, context=None):
+        if isinstance(ids, (int, long)):
+            ids = [ids]
+        # stage change: update date_last_stage_update
+        if 'stage_id' in vals:
+            vals['date_last_stage_update'] = fields.datetime.now()
+        # user_id change: update date_start
+        if vals.get('user_id'):
+            vals['date_start'] = fields.datetime.now()
+
+        return super(hr_applicant, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=context)
+
+    def create_employee_from_applicant(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        """ Create an hr.employee from the hr.applicants """
         if context is None:
             context = {}
         hr_employee = self.pool.get('hr.employee')
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 8134e0f625d..ae7601416a2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@
                     <label for="name" class="oe_edit_only"/>
                     <h1><field name="name"/></h1>
                     <label for="partner_name" class="oe_edit_only"/>
-                    <h2>
+                    <h2 style="display: inline-block;">
                         <field name="partner_name" class="oe_inline"/>
                     </h2>
+                    <button string="Create Employee" name="create_employee_from_applicant" type="object"
+                                    class="oe_link oe_inline" style="margin-left: 8px;"
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': [('emp_id', '!=', False)]}"/> 
                 </div>
                 <group>
                     <group>
@@ -134,13 +137,7 @@
                             <span class="oe_inline" attrs="{'invisible':[('salary_proposed_extra','=',False)]}"> + </span>
                             <field name="salary_proposed_extra" class="oe_inline" placeholder="Extra advantages..."/>
                         </div>
-                        <label for="emp_id"/>
-                        <div>
-                            <field name="emp_id" readonly="1"/>
-                            <button string="Create Employee" name="case_close_with_emp" type="object"
-                                    class="oe_link oe_inline"
-                                    attrs="{'invisible': [('emp_id', '!=', False)]}"/> 
-                        </div>
+                        <field name="emp_id" readonly="1"/>
                     </group>
                 </group>
                 <group>
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@
         <field name="name">Jobs - Recruitment Search</field>
         <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <search string="Search Jobs">
+            <search string="Search Applicants">
                 <field name="partner_name" filter_domain="['|','|',('name','ilike',self),('partner_name','ilike',self),('email_from','ilike',self)]" string="Subject / Applicant"/>
                 <filter string="Unassigned" domain="[('user_id', '=', False)]"/>
                 <filter string="My" domain="[('user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py
index b733655e51e..93384c95ed4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ from .. import hr_recruitment
 from openerp.addons.decimal_precision import decimal_precision as dp
 
 
-class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
+class hr_recruitment_report(osv.Model):
     _name = "hr.recruitment.report"
     _description = "Recruitments Statistics"
     _auto = False
-    _rec_name = 'date'
+    _rec_name = 'date_create'
+    _order = 'date_create desc'
 
     _columns = {
         'user_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'User', readonly=True),
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', readonly=True),
         'day': fields.char('Day', size=128, readonly=True),
         'year': fields.char('Year', size=4, readonly=True),
-        'date': fields.date('Date', readonly=True),
+        'date_create': fields.date('Create Date', readonly=True),
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime('Last Stage Update', readonly=True),
         'date_closed': fields.date('Closed', readonly=True),
         'job_id': fields.many2one('hr.job', 'Applied Job',readonly=True),
         'stage_id': fields.many2one ('hr.recruitment.stage', 'Stage'),
@@ -60,15 +62,16 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
         'delay_close': fields.float('Avg. Delay to Close', digits=(16,2), readonly=True, group_operator="avg",
                                        help="Number of Days to close the project issue"),
     }
-    _order = 'date desc'
+    
     def init(self, cr):
         tools.drop_view_if_exists(cr, 'hr_recruitment_report')
         cr.execute("""
             create or replace view hr_recruitment_report as (
                  select
                      min(s.id) as id,
-                     date_trunc('day',s.create_date) as date,
+                     date_trunc('day',s.create_date) as date_create,
                      date_trunc('day',s.date_closed) as date_closed,
+                     date_trunc('day',s.date_last_stage_update) as date_last_stage_update,
                      to_char(s.create_date, 'YYYY') as year,
                      to_char(s.create_date, 'MM') as month,
                      to_char(s.create_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD') as day,
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
                      (sum(salary_proposed)/count(*)) as salary_prop_avg,
                      sum(salary_expected) as salary_exp,
                      (sum(salary_expected)/count(*)) as salary_exp_avg,
-                     extract('epoch' from (s.date_closed-s.create_date))/(3600*24) as  delay_close,
+                     extract('epoch' from (s.date_closed-s.create_date))/(3600*24) as delay_close,
                      count(*) as nbr
                  from hr_applicant s
                  group by
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
                      s.date_open,
                      s.create_date,
                      s.date_closed,
+                     s.date_last_stage_update,
                      s.partner_id,
                      s.company_id,
                      s.user_id,
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml
index 1845a97014e..d75c29c17a2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <field name="model">hr.recruitment.report</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree string="Recruitment Analysis" create="false">
-                <field name="date" invisible="1"/>
+                <field name="date_create" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="user_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="job_id"/>
                 <field name="stage_id" invisible="1" />
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
                 <field name="year" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="day" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="month" invisible="1"/>
+                <field name="date_last_stage_update" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="nbr" sum="# of Applications"/>
                 <field name="available" sum="Available"/>
                 <field name="salary_exp" sum="Expected Salary"/>
@@ -57,20 +58,21 @@
                     <field name="priority"/>
                     <field name="stage_id"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                    <field name="date" string="Creation Date"/>
+                    <field name="date_create"/>
                     <field name="date_closed"/>
                 </group>
                 <group expand="1" string="Group By ...">
-                   <filter string="Responsible" name='User' icon="terp-personal" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'user_id'}"/>
-                   <filter string="Company" icon="terp-go-home" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'company_id'}" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                   <filter string="Partner" icon="terp-partner" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'partner_id'}" />
-                   <filter string="Jobs" name="job" icon="terp-gtk-select-all" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'job_id'}"/>
-                   <filter string="Department" name="department" icon="terp-personal+" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'department_id'}"/>
-                   <filter string="Degree" name="degree" icon="terp-gtk-select-all" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'type_id'}"/>
-                   <filter string="Stage" icon="terp-stage" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'stage_id'}" />
-                   <filter string="Day" name = "day" icon="terp-go-today" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'day'}" help="Creation Date"/>
-                   <filter string="Month" icon="terp-go-month" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'month'}" help="Creation Date"/>
-                   <filter string="Year" icon="terp-go-year" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'year'}" help="Creation Date"/>
+                   <filter string="Responsible" name='User' context="{'group_by':'user_id'}"/>
+                   <filter string="Company" context="{'group_by':'company_id'}" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
+                   <filter string="Partner" context="{'group_by':'partner_id'}" />
+                   <filter string="Jobs" name="job" context="{'group_by':'job_id'}"/>
+                   <filter string="Department" name="department" context="{'group_by':'department_id'}"/>
+                   <filter string="Degree" name="degree" context="{'group_by':'type_id'}"/>
+                   <filter string="Stage" context="{'group_by':'stage_id'}" />
+                   <filter string="Last Stage Update" context="{'group_by':'date_last_stage_update'}" />
+                   <filter string="Day" name="day" context="{'group_by':'day'}" help="Creation Date"/>
+                   <filter string="Month" context="{'group_by':'month'}" help="Creation Date"/>
+                   <filter string="Year" context="{'group_by':'year'}" help="Creation Date"/>
                 </group>
             </search>
         </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/test/recruitment_process.yml b/addons/hr_recruitment/test/recruitment_process.yml
index 0a6d5426e0d..a48b70a5683 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/test/recruitment_process.yml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/test/recruitment_process.yml
@@ -43,20 +43,8 @@
   I print Applicant fill up the interview quetion
 -
   !python {model: hr.applicant}: |
-    self.action_print_survey(cr, uid, [ref('hr_case_programmer')])
--
-  I do not give employment to the hired the applicant.
--
-  !python {model: hired.employee}: |
     context.update({'active_model': 'hr.applicant', 'active_ids': [ref("hr_recruitment.hr_case_programmer")], 'active_id': ref("hr_recruitment.hr_case_programmer")})
-    emp_id = self.create(cr, uid, {}, context=context)
--
-  Now I give employment to hired applicant .
--
-  !python {model: hr.applicant}: |
-     hired_emp_obj = self.pool.get('hired.employee')
-     context.update({'active_model': 'hr.applicant', 'active_ids': [ref("hr_recruitment.hr_case_programmer")], 'active_id': ref("hr_recruitment.hr_case_programmer")})
-     emp_hr_id = hired_emp_obj.create(cr, uid, {}, context=context)
+    self.action_print_survey(cr, uid, [ref('hr_case_programmer')])
 -
   Now hired employee want to be a partner of company.
 -
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/__init__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/__init__.py
index fde7df63456..d52c7a9113a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 #
 #    OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution
-#    Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Tiny SPRL (<http://tiny.be>).
+#    Copyright (C) 2004-Today OpenERP (<http://www.openerp.com>).
 #
 #    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-
 import hr_recruitment_create_partner_job
-import hr_recruitment_employee_hired
 
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 60d31e74eee..00000000000
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-##############################################################################
-#
-#    OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution
-#    Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Tiny SPRL (<http://tiny.be>). All Rights Reserved
-#    $Id$
-#
-#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-#    (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-#
-#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-##############################################################################
-from openerp.osv import fields, osv
-from openerp.tools.translate import _
-
-class hired_employee(osv.osv_memory):
-    _name = 'hired.employee'
-    _description = 'Create Employee'
-
-    def case_close(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        """
-        @param self: The object pointer
-        @param cr: the current row, from the database cursor,
-        @param uid: the current user’s ID for security checks,
-        @param ids: List of case's Ids
-        @param *args: Give Tuple Value
-        """
-        if context is None:
-            context = {}
-        self.pool.get('hr.applicant').case_close(cr, uid,context.get('active_ids',[]))
-        return {}
-
-    def case_close_with_emp(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        """
-        @param self: The object pointer
-        @param cr: the current row, from the database cursor,
-        @param uid: the current user’s ID for security checks,
-        @param ids: List of case's Ids
-        """
-        if context is None:
-            context = {}
-        return self.pool.get('hr.applicant').case_close_with_emp(cr, uid,context.get('active_ids', []))
-
-
-# vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d014bd54aa8..00000000000
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/wizard/hr_recruitment_employee_hired.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<openerp>
-    <data>
-
-        <record id="view_hr_recruitment_hired_employee" model="ir.ui.view">
-            <field name="name">hr.recruitment.hired2employee.form</field>
-            <field name="model">hired.employee</field>
-            <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Create New Employee" version="7.0">
-                    <header>
-                        <button name="case_close_with_emp" string="Yes" type="object" class="oe_highlight" />
-                        <button name="case_close" string="No" type="object"/>
-                        or
-                        <button string="Cancel" class="oe_link" special="cancel" />
-                    </header>
-                    <label string="Would you like to create an employee ?"/>
-                </form>
-            </field>
-        </record>
-        <record id="action_hr_recruitment_hired_employee" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="name">Create Employee</field>
-            <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
-            <field name="res_model">hired.employee</field>
-            <field name="view_type">form</field>
-            <field name="view_mode">form</field>
-            <field name="target">new</field>
-        </record>
-
-    </data>
-</openerp>