Phillip Riley Reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

74% positive business outlook

Phillip Riley has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Phillip Riley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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31 reviews
2.0
27 Feb 2026

Low morale and ongoing communication issues

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Having a salary. Some great colleagues across teams.

Cons

Communication from exec leadership is terrible. Either new “exciting” ideas are shared too soon and never eventuate, or they don’t share important updates. There doesn’t appear to be a clear long-term strategy. Teams are regularly required to shift focus, but underlying problems remain. Incentives or competition rewards are often so minimal that they negatively impact morale rather than motivate. Payout decisions lack transparency, and disputes over commission splits or eligibility are common, often arising late in process. Desk setup seems designed to make your targets impossible and internal systems can make it harder than necessary. Lack of support, they don’t have processes to fall back on and provide minimal training. The rating history shows a noticeable cluster of 5 star reviews posted within a short period (March 2022), which raises questions.

5.0
19 Nov 2025

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A strong brand that is respected due to years of success being Australia's pioneering recruitment agency in the renewable energy. Great team culture with opportunities for growth as an individual. Positioned as a specialised agency in the clean energy sector that culminates in consultants understanding their market and this has a positive effect on clients and candidates.

Cons

Does not operate outside of the clean energy sector unlike its competitors, and this limits awareness reach.

1.0
21 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

That one day I'll have a new role.

Cons

* Upper management doesn't know how to manage people, they are only there to carry out Scott's whims which change daily. * Will not invest in staff and sees all current staff as potential future competition so will never help you to succeed or grow. * No support for new starters, if anything they are actively pushed under and then let go at the end of their probation or bullied/ micromanaged out. Multiple recruiters were put on performance plans just for going on annual leave. * You are unable to trust anything upper management says. Commissions are withheld/ changed and in-company EVPs are not received. * Consistently high turnover that is kept quiet. Each lay off/ resignation/ redundancy is kept as a secret until after the person has left. Even then there are next to no comms from any part of the company, the person is just gone. * Pushes all admin/ clerical work to the women in the company, even if it's not their job, and does not compensate for this. * Extremely prevalent sexism - if you're not a man, you won't be listened to. * The lowest morale of any workplace I have been a part of. *Stingy!! Honestly a sinking ship, I have no idea how it has lasted this long with such shoddy leadership.

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