Hays Employee Reviews about "working hours"

Pros

- my immediate team were great

Cons

- low pay and long working hours - commission structure is not competitive with wider market. It is worth me pointing out here that I was successful and well regarded in my role - I made very little on top of my base. - awful management, there are individuals who are good at being recruiters who are put into management roles, when they are awful at managing. My first manager bullied me and nothing was ever done because they were a high earner - lad culture and misogyny are commonplace - Employees are treated like children and there is an extremely rigid working structure, if you were ever not at your desk by the time you were meant to start, logged on with phone in hand - this was an issue - lack of benefits - no private medical etc. You do get a piece of fresh fruit though if you hit target! - there is this mindset that is drummed into you from day 1 that you are SO lucky to work at Hays, and that you should never leave. One of my colleagues had worked there for over 10 years and left for a career break - we were not allowed to even give her a card to say goodbye

Pros

Great training plan and very supportive team.

Cons

Salary is very poor - even with your on target earnings and team bonus on top of your minimum wage salary. For a company who openly shares their finances with you and who is very successful and highly profitable, this needs to change. Long working hours of 8.30am - 6pm, however realistically more like 8am - 7pm due to workload. They say they promote flexible working, however if you are a full time employee, there is nothing flexible about it. A very target driven culture, which although will work for some people, it won't work for everyone. I found them de-motivating and made me feel like I was a child being constantly watched over.

Pros

Cares about its employees -Celebrates success -Good overall helpful management and training -Fast career progression for high achievers

Cons

-Long standard working hours (early start-late finish) even for more senior employees who know how to manage their time -Systems could use some improvements but they seem to focus on trivial updated instead of practical system improvements -Bonus and Commissions aren't the highest compared to the industry as a whole but that's what you'd expect from a big agency

Pros

Training- bold and intense, you can see the company spent a lot of money and time in this. Management do want to see you win.

Cons

Working hours - Ridiculously long - 08:30-18:00 with a 30min lunch time. It's frowned upon if you're even a minute late, leave a minute early or don't have your lunch at your desk. Salary - FRAUD with the amount of hours you put in a day, daylight robbery. They entice and trap you with the ideology of making so much money through commission which is true to a point but never in your first year! I advice if you're living out move back in with your parents cos ya'll going to need to save your $. I'm putting a thumbs down to recommend to a friend as I truly believe it is upon the individual whom are applying for this role if they have thick skin and what it takes to survive in an environment like this.

Pros

Great culture and impeccable training. Staff are a great bunch to work with and happy to share their knowledge with new starters and those coming into recruitment for the first time.

Cons

Can be a little strict on working hours, some consultants are quite competitive when chasing fees.

Pros

Nothing bad to say about the team I worked for

Cons

Poor technology. Horrific working hours. No long term growth

Pros

a great environment to work in

Cons

there isnt any other than long working hours

Pros

I joined Hays around 5 years ago as an Associate Recruitment Consultant with 1 year prior recruitment experience. Since day one I have received market leading training to help me develop my career from strength to strength. Hays have a very clear career progression plan for individuals at all levels with achievable milestones which are constantly being reviewed to help you achieve the best possible career. Since joining Hays, I have achieved 3 promotions as well being on track to being promoted to Manager over a high performing team. Hays offer a wide range of career paths from operational management to sales / strategic focused opportunities, so you will always find a career path that would suit your ambitions. The culture at Hays is truly rewarding, I work with a number of likeminded professionals who all share the same goal to provide a first class service to both candidates & clients.

Cons

The cons for working at Hays are the working hours. However, this has recently changed with the introduction of a hybrid working from home policy.

Pros

Hays offer a good package and benefits and healthy working environment. Hays offer a good package and benefits and healthy working environment.

Cons

cons include long working hours and work life balance. cons include long working hours and work life balance.

Pros

Salary, development, growth ideas and possibilities, training, international environment, coaching, benefits, language development, recruitment growth, driversed projects and clients inside

Cons

Flexibility, no option for work from home, strict working hours, lack of handling COVID situation and support from workers during the crisis