Initially positive as company invest heavily in training, but there is a glass ceiling for those who dont do politics - Manager and Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

After the credit crunch in 2008 Hays seemed to struggle to adjust swiftly to the different market place and were inflexible in allocating people to areas where there were still business opportunities. Also rather than make people redundant they set ridiculous targets backed up by letters to falsely performance management people out of the business. Although people were judged by results it was clear that some people were not promoted for any reason other than playing politics.