Does Hays pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hays employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 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?

65% of Hays employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hays 3.5 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 (997) , Consultant (378) , Recruiter (363) , Senior Recruitment Consultant (228) , Associate Recruitment Consultant (224) , Senior Consultant (208) , Associate Consultant (198) , Manager (169) , Account Manager (148) , Business Manager (119) , Director (90) , Senior Manager (85) , Intern (79) , Consultant en recrutement (75) , 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 708 reviews)); "Most of the teams have a great culture and it’s a very success driven company." ((in 416 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 309 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 220 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 342 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 341 reviews)); "Low pay and sometimes less shifts" ((in 147 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 133 reviews)); "Clearly the management training is failing as all the managers do is micromanage instead of nurturing and supporting." ((in 107 reviews))

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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,743 total reviews)

Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Hays has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,743 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

Nov 8, 2015

All about money and not about people

Recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential to earn good money. The three offices I worked in we're all lovely spaces. I got on well with my colleagues.

Cons

Long Hours - Rubbish basic - I dared to ask questions and have an opinion, this was not received well - Senior management can be bully's, I protected several members of staff when I worked there - Ridiculous levels of micro management - Don't expect to be an individual at Hays, you have to be a robot.

Hays Response

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Thank you for your feedback. I am disappointed to hear you do not recommend Hays however value your feedback and will be speaking to the Regional Managing Director to address your concerns and comments. Should you wish to discuss your comments further, please feel free to contact me directly on 0203 465 0202. Thank you, Jenna Alexander

2.0

May 26, 2015

Great place to learn agency recruitment, everyone will leave eventually

Senior recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multinational. Opportunity to move across different divisions

Cons

Micro management. Becoming too blue chip. You are only as goo as your last month and they have no respect for anyone unless they are in the top tier of billing. ALL about the money. Lots of infighting. Poor people management and development. Below average salaries.

1.0

Jul 18, 2014

Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team of work colleagues and supportive to the nth degree , good brand name

Cons

Senior Management are appalling I have never seen such a turnover of staff as I did at Hays, the leadership skills in my office were not existent and the director and senior manager were in constant "meetings" for no reason,. No real work done by these two. Attrition rate so high and no one at the top bothered at the way people were treated albeit people complained, if Hays really is Passionate about People they should start with their staff or loose the logo. I saw practices taking place which were abhorrent to me and quite frankly very dubious and totally against company policy. No one did a thing it was aloud to continue outrageous

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