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 (199) , 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 665 reviews)); "Most of the teams have a great culture and it’s a very success driven company." ((in 422 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 310 reviews)); "I was lucky to be part of a great team who weren’t cut throat and were caring." ((in 216 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 361 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 323 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 133 reviews)); "Flexibility for working hours" ((in 133 reviews)); "Clearly the management training is failing as all the managers do is micromanage instead of nurturing and supporting." ((in 111 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

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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Jun 3, 2024

Ehhhhh

Recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can learn a lot and take it with you when you leave.

Cons

Sexual Harassment environment by management. When I started, the team was 13 people. 12 months later, it was down to 5. Low pay, they take out 5k out of every placement you make. They like to bring upper management from other countries. If you want to be micromanaged, this is the place.

1.0

Apr 15, 2024

Toxic manager & culture

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training is comprehensive and helpful.

Cons

- They only care about results and not you - A company culture that uses fear and shaming tactics - Extremely heavy workload that will suck the life out of you (and everything you do has no guaranteed outcome) - RUNNN!!

3.0

Feb 15, 2024

Good training but...

Senior recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Finessed some of my skills as a recruiter, and got to a place where I was billing well and has ultimately benefited my career long term. Training is first class really.

Cons

Old school mentality. It's as if senior management tend to resent newbies for "having it easy" because they don't have to make cold calls from yellow pages all day every day. Recruitment has moved on... I think this bares out in the fact that their fees have dropped 10% in the last year as a business. Over emphasis on KPIs which is a very old school mentality which just hurts your reputation in the market long term as clients and candidates are the recipients of these practices. Bit of a revolving door. People left during my first couple of weeks up until my last day's at the firm. Preferential treatment and cronyism underpins the office culture. Basic salary and comms aren't competitive in the industry. Lots of pointless meetings too...

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