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 677 reviews)); "Most of the teams have a great culture and it’s a very success driven company." ((in 431 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 314 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 219 reviews)); "Great support and colleagues." ((in 165 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 353 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 335 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 130 reviews)); "Clearly the management training is failing as all the managers do is micromanage instead of nurturing and supporting." ((in 104 reviews)); "Aggressive and condescending Vice President and Senior Management" ((in 42 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

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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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6K reviews

5.0

Jul 25, 2016

Brilliant place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, challenge, career path and, most importantly, colleagues!

Cons

There are no negatives, unless you're not up for the challenge!

Hays Response

9y

Thank you for your 5 star review from Dublin!

4.0

Jul 10, 2016

Contractor with Veredus - Report Developer

Report developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Polished representatives. Respectful to the contract staff at all times.

Cons

Contractors are not provided with Holiday or Personal Time Off.

1.0

Apr 21, 2016

Horrible culture, unprofessional staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training and opportunity to work for a global company which is recognised industry wide. Some great people, just a shame they all leave.

Cons

Long hours and absolutely no work life balance. Flexible working is a completely unknown term to this company and no respect for personal commitments (eg. if you need to go to doctor, you need to take one of your very few days annual leave). Commission structure is dreadful and promotion opportunities limited unless you are willing to be in one of the 'cliques' or pretend to be best friends with the egotistical directors. Leaving was the best decision I ever made.

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