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?

66% 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 (1002) , 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 (119) , Director (90) , Senior Manager (85) , Intern (79) , Consultant en recrutement (76) , Key Account Manager (74)

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

"Excellent training and induction programme that will set you up for a career in recruitment." ((in 675 reviews)); "Most of the teams have a great culture and it’s a very success driven company." ((in 410 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 322 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 217 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 358 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 330 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 132 reviews)); "Flexibility for working hours" ((in 128 reviews)); "Clearly the management training is failing as all the managers do is micromanage instead of nurturing and supporting." ((in 104 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,756 total reviews)

Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Hays has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,756 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

Oct 27, 2014

Difficult not to be just a number in this big, faceless corporate monster.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a well-known company so often work just landed in your lap.

Cons

A 'restructure' (mass redundancies) was handled very insensitively and with little genuine concern for people's feelings. If you are a woman working at Hays and want promotion, say goodbye to the idea of having a family or work/life balance. The only woman who progressed far (that I knew) behaved like a man - aggressive, hard nosed, with very low emotional intelligence. I suspect there was great inequality in pay in terms of gender too.

3.0

Oct 11, 2014

Okay but very restricted in terms of earning!

Manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good training programmes and support for newer people into recruitment

Cons

Not very good potential to earn decent money despite being in a sales environment Very much a transaction based recruiter with no emphasis on relationships Not a good place to join if you are an experienced recruiter because it is too restrictive and not that well respected as a senior/exec level recruiter High turnover of staff members

3.0

Sep 28, 2014

Passing through

Business development consultant

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CEO approval

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Pros

great team spirit, opportunity to earn commission

Cons

too much management, too boring, too doll

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