Does Hays pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hays employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hays. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hays?

67% of Hays employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hays 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hays?

Recruitment Consultant (1006) , Consultant (379) , Recruiter (365) , Senior Recruitment Consultant (229) , Associate Recruitment Consultant (224) , Senior Consultant (208) , Associate Consultant (199) , Manager (169) , Account Manager (148) , Business Manager (121) , Director (90) , Senior Manager (87) , Intern (79) , Consultant en recrutement (76) , Key Account Manager (74)

What are the pros of working at Hays according to real employee reviews?

"The company wide training is good and comprehensive." ((in 688 reviews)); "The culture here is great now and the business is transforming in a positive direction." ((in 424 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 309 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 221 reviews)); "Great support and colleagues." ((in 166 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hays according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and often expected to stay behind which can lead to burn out very quickly." ((in 354 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 329 reviews)); "Low pay and sometimes less shifts" ((in 145 reviews)); "Flexibility for working hours" ((in 132 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 131 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hays layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Hays layoffs and their outlook for job security at Hays in 2026.

Hays reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,763 total reviews)

Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Hays has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,763 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

May 5, 2017

Senior Consultant

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, offers lots of opportunity to progress, great culture.

Cons

Long hours, no office in my home town.

Hays Response

9y

Thank you for your 5 star review from Reading!

1.0

Mar 17, 2017

Truly Awful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. There are literally none.

Cons

Don't believe all the fake reviews this place is hell on earth

Hays Response

9y

I will, as always respect all reviews / opinions about Hays however, claiming your time with us is truly awful and providing no supporting facts gives me absolutely nothing to work with. I am sorry you had a bad experience and you're welcome to call me should you will to elaborate. 0203 465 0202.

1.0

Feb 16, 2017

Worst company ever to work for!

Associate recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training is very good and they give you ownership of your desk. You build your targets with the managers.

Cons

Everything! From the management that only care about KPI's to the colleagues that only care about booze and talk bad things about the others as soon as they turn their back. Horrible place to work! Really long hours and pressure to the top!

Hays Response

9y

I appreciate you feel disgruntled by your exit from the business however I would appreciate your comments having some fact or example to support a 1 star review. You can reach me on 0203 465 0202 if you are comfortable discussing your review with me.

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