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

2.0

Jan 4, 2024

Bad for mental health. Do for maximum a year then do something better

Associate recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gain a broad skillset and looks good on your CV(multinational company and various skills etc...)

Cons

Micro management Old school, rigid methods Focus on arbitrary stats(such as number of calls made) Poor handling of behavioural issues

1.0

Nov 15, 2023

Cried Everyday

Accout manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ZIP ZERO NONE RUN EW DAYCARE VIBES STALKERS

Cons

I and many other cried all day every day due to the stress, NOT MONTHS IN, DAAYYYYSSSSSS INTO ROLE. They have 0 trust, want to know what you are doing per second and have high targets for "probation". It's an excuse to break people down and make them feel like they should earn a place for 45k in the company. GET AN F LIFE. Customers and companies complain all day everyday about them RUN

1.0

Nov 1, 2023

Not a great place to work

Associate consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility and competitive salary when they used to exist. Working environment was really nice in the back.

Cons

Company model changing from time to time, I face the period when everything was promising in the past got all swap up. There is no competitive salary nor flexibility any more at the moment. The pull out a model change every couple years when changing MD. And the model change seems to got worse not beneficial to the employees but the corporate only. Poor micromanaging skill, managers set up random rules and expect employees to follow them.

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Bad for mental health. Do for maximum a year then do something better

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