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 690 reviews)); "Most of the teams have a great culture and it’s a very success driven company." ((in 421 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 306 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 214 reviews)); "Great support and colleagues." ((in 168 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 356 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 332 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 132 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 45 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.

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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,743 total reviews)

Mark Dearnley

Not enough data to show CEO approval

52% 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

May 26, 2011

Initially positive as company invest heavily in training, but there is a glass ceiling for those who dont do politics

Manager and recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional blue chip organisation with a strong brand presence, e.g. largest recruitment company in the UK. Highly focused on performance and results with positive competition amongst consultants and offices.

Cons

After the credit crunch in 2008 Hays seemed to struggle to adjust swiftly to the different market place and were inflexible in allocating people to areas where there were still business opportunities. Also rather than make people redundant they set ridiculous targets backed up by letters to falsely performance management people out of the business. Although people were judged by results it was clear that some people were not promoted for any reason other than playing politics.

3.0

Feb 16, 2011

Nice to start, not to stay

Recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big brand Good way to start a career

Cons

Poor careers reviews Not great benefits

3.0

Feb 14, 2011

It is a good company, altough some issues really need to be solved (German management...)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Young team members - At that time, support through management was great (now I can't say, as there have been changes....)

Cons

- Management in Germany (cultural issues with Switzerland) - Sometimes a bit too KPI driven - Not very international environment (mostly CH and DE people, no sole english speakers)

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Initially positive as company invest heavily in training, but there is a glass ceiling for those who dont do politics

Nice to start, not to stay

It is a good company, altough some issues really need to be solved (German management...)

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