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 (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 680 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 313 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 160 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 359 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 340 reviews)); "Low pay and sometimes less shifts" ((in 154 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))

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

Jan 16, 2013

Horrible Management and a sinking ship

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Worked with some great people when I first joined who realized things were going downhill and left.

Cons

Currently managed by some monkeys who dont have a clue on what theyr doing. Dumping all the costs into CAPEX from OPEX is not reducing the overheads. A bunch of con artists currently running the company into the ground and milking it for everything its worth.

2.0

Oct 10, 2025

Thorough Review Here

Recruitment consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best place about here is the great colleague (Depends on which desk you get) Good place to learn for fresh grads and for people who can't land a job easily. Flexibility like WFH one day after 6 month probation (Also depends on Manager. HR and Legal desk WFH days are almost non-existent) They have unlimited coffee supply, Vending machines is equipped with a lot of snacks. Every friday is beer-o-clock where you will get unlimited free flow of beer/gin and alcoholic drinks.

Cons

Turnover rate is very high and employee retention rate is basically zero Very KPI focused and high target billings of 50k per month If you don't have billings for the months you will need to hit 100BD 60CV 20IVC 10 Meeting 10 Interview every month without fail or else your will be put into PIP program Currently undergoing restructuring. Company is trying to cut cost by a lot of different ways and reducing the commission payout. GT - 2.2k Researcher - 3.7k Associate Consultant - 4,3k Consultant 5.5k Senior Consultant 7.7k (Salary base is the same but comms is different) They never mentioned about threshold so you need to bill 20k and above to actually get commission and 20k is not easy in this current job market Some managers are very strict and will put you in a lot of pressure. Basically its very Western culture where the Malay here will drink alcohol so if you are very religious this place is not for you.

2.0

Aug 4, 2025

Colleagues great, employer isn’t

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- a genuinely talented and friendly team - work from home 3x per week - good work life balance

Cons

- zero career progression or pay rise in three years - zero development or training opportunities - budget cuts and redundancies have depleted resources and staff are burnt out - zero recognition for anyone who isn’t a recruitment consultant - poor benefits - poor technology

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