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 (998) , Consultant (378) , Recruiter (364) , Senior Recruitment Consultant (228) , 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?

"The company wide training is good and comprehensive." ((in 678 reviews)); "Most of the teams have a great culture and it’s a very success driven company." ((in 420 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 317 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 210 reviews)); "Great support and colleagues." ((in 162 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 362 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 350 reviews)); "Flexibility for working hours" ((in 133 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 129 reviews)); "Clearly the management training is failing as all the managers do is micromanage instead of nurturing and supporting." ((in 100 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

(5,746 total reviews)

Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

52% 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 5,746 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

3.0

Mar 30, 2014

Great place to start your sales career

Business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training, International opportunities, good commission scheme

Cons

Average benefits, transactional culture at times

3.0

Mar 27, 2014

money comes first, very much team driven

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

team driven,some management support, non management staff is very good and supportive.

Cons

Old technology, doesn't match up against competitors not much scope for progression and increase in salary for non fee earners management focused on fees rather than development of individuals who can bring in new ideas

3.0

Mar 18, 2014

Great People, Average Prospects

Recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you do well and your face fits and the right people like you, they will make a job for you if you don't make it as a recruiter, they are actually quite patient and understanding in that sense. Also quite understanding in times when you need them to be, after a family bereavement they helped me out with counselling etc. Decent bunch of people as well.

Cons

Salaries are pretty average, commission is only good if you are a huge biller, 20K+ per month also regardless of their corporate nonsense that they feed you the market you recruit in is hugely determinant of your success, some of the biggest billers had one client of which they did not obtain themselves.... easy life for some... stupid number of KPI's... really stupid and largely pointless. they have a bad name in many markets they work in, there is a lot of infighting over accounts they have an immense amount of poor people employed there as well who make clients view them even worse, and they insist on using e-shots to pepper their clients

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