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
4.0
Jun 17, 2025

Only if you are in a good team

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

support from managers, encouraging coworkers and decent work life balance

Cons

tough market, office politics, strict KPI that isn't understanding of leaves etcs

1.0
Jun 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Location, hybird working, great people but sadly most of them are now gone

Cons

It used to be such a great company but it is not the place to be anymore. Hays has always been known to pay lower than other agencies but the people and culture used to make up for it. Now it’s like school with mini groups and clicks instead of one big team like how it used to be. I used to feel so at home, now I feel alone and isolated. In addition all the talent right up to Director level was either made redundant or left.

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