Hays reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,768 total reviews)
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Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Hays has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,768 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Recursos humanos industry (3.8 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Jul 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

if you enjoy recruitment its fun

Cons

lots of work for very little money. commission only starts after a fee of £5k made. you get 10% on 5k-10k, 15% on 10-15k, 20% on 15-20k and 25% on anything above 25k

1.0
Jul 3, 2025

Run... Not a company you want to be joining in 2025

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The ability to have nothing to do with Hays if you work onsite with one of their clients

Cons

Everything about Hays. I loved it when I started, however it has progressively hit rock bottom since a new LT were appointed. Constant redundancies, below market salaries, and most recently - implementing a policy where team members are unable to take longer than 10 consecutive days of annual leave without director approval (which team members have been told won't be approved anyway). If you wish to work for a company that has trust in their people and doesn't micromanage, Hays is not for you! A mass exodus is about to occur.

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