Does Hays pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hays employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 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?

66% of Hays employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hays 3.6 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 (1002) , Consultant (379) , Recruiter (365) , Senior Recruitment Consultant (229) , 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 685 reviews)); "The culture here is great now and the business is transforming in a positive direction." ((in 427 reviews)); "I worked with really great people over a number of years with Hays and made some fabulous friends." ((in 308 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 356 reviews)); "Industry has low salaries for junior staff and Hays is no different" ((in 329 reviews)); "Low pay and sometimes less shifts" ((in 157 reviews)); "KPI's are really high and no work life balance" ((in 135 reviews)); "Flexibility for working hours" ((in 126 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,756 total reviews)

Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (5,756 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Hays has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,756 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Feb 11, 2021

used to be good but now very toxic

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent platform, nice office and friendly ppl. building has nice restaurants and food to eat.

Cons

very local environment - can be very discriminatory. toxic managers. talks about diversity and inclusion but its all a scam.

1.0

Dec 20, 2020

It’s a Joke!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, Zero, Nada, Nothing, N/A

Cons

EVERYTHING. Worked here for a couple of months and was let go (trust me the happiest day). It is worst company I’ve ever worked for try to stay as far as you can. The name still brings nightmares. From being bullied by the senior account managers to racial discrimination this place has all of it. I’m a person who would work even after hours happily but this place made me hate the job, environment is the worst it can give you mental breakdowns. Managers want us to be a “yes sir” attitude. It has a shameful and disgusting culture that people breathe in you cannot answer back to these account managers “or else”. Please stay away from this place.

1.0

Nov 20, 2020

Horrible company do not waste your time

Contracts manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing at all, literally nothing.

Cons

Management is a joke, i was lied to in my interview about what i would make. Was promised a bonus and raise, hays didnt deliver. Do not trust anyone at this company they will throw you under the bus any chance they get.

Hays Response

5y

Very sorry to hear the experience was not what you expected.

Viewing 262 - 264 of 5,756 Reviews

Jobs at Hays

Senior Incident Response Engineer

Service Delivery/Customer Success Manager

Traveling Superintendent

SDET – QA Automation Engineer

Senior Superintendent

Hays

Hays reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

used to be good but now very toxic

It’s a Joke!

Horrible company do not waste your time

Jobs at Hays

Hays reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

Hays reviews FAQs

Jobs at Hays