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 (1007) , 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 684 reviews)); "The culture here is great now and the business is transforming in a positive direction." ((in 420 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 316 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 226 reviews)); "Great support and colleagues." ((in 169 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 350 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 333 reviews)); "Flexibility for working hours" ((in 136 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 134 reviews)); "Clearly the management training is failing as all the managers do is micromanage instead of nurturing and supporting." ((in 106 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

(5,764 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 5,764 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

Jun 30, 2015

Opportunities are Fantastic

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are an ambitious person you can progress quickly. The training and development is fantastic. Hays are a work hard play hard company who like to reward staff with different incentives throughout the year.

Cons

Recruitment is a challenging role - it has its up's and down's and the hours can be long.

5.0

Jun 29, 2015

Top Company

Principal consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Hays have a top performing culture with a transparent and structured path for career development that allows you to progress through the business unlike other recruitment companies

Cons

Longer working hours but very rewarding

Hays Response

11y

Thank you for the feedback from Belfast!

4.0

Jun 29, 2015

Hays Review

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very much an environment where you get out what you put in - the rewards are open ended and this is a good place to carve out a successful career where advancement is based on merit not time in. Hays provides its employees with fantastic training and support and the best tools (like our Google powered database) to ensure we are at the forefront in terms of our level of service and ability to meet the needs of our clients and candidates.

Cons

The pace is relentless and it can be hard to sustain. Although Hays have become much better at working with employees to offer more flexible working where required - doing the job part time is very difficult and when I was part time it felt like I couldn't progress my career.

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