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Hays Spirit: our culture

At Hays, we ‘Create Tomorrow Together’ by providing our people a high energy culture of belonging, exciting careers, world-class training and development, and opportunities to contribute to the communities in which we operate.

This culture helps us to attract and retain exceptional people. We know that talented professionals want to work with the best: people, brand, tools, technology and infrastructure. They also want career development, and our culture is shaped and created by these features. We believe this is very special, and of great value to every individual within our business.

We often refer to the ‘Hays Spirit’. When we ask people to define it, they use terms such as ‘high energy’, ‘growth mindset’, ‘get great things achieved at pace and together’, ‘great people’ and ‘fun’.

Hays Spirit – Our Culture

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Celebrating our people and their success

Celebrating our people and their success

Without our team of dedicated, high performing individuals, our business wouldn’t work. To show just how much we appreciate our people, we celebrate their achievements as if they are our own. We reward anniversaries, and the longer you stay with us, the more loyalty leave you’ll accrue. There are even generous referral bonuses when you introduce likeminded individuals to the business, and we have a share saving investment opportunity so you can be part of our continuous journey towards sustainable success.

We make of point of celebrating our success, because without our people we wouldn’t be the business we are today – and rewarding great performance is the cornerstone of life at Hays. Our internal recognition programs, rewards for high performers and personal bests, and local and national incentives, are just some of the ways we honour your hard work. 

Outside the office, you can expect a vibrant social scene. With team lunches, end of year celebrations and luxury 5* trips overseas, we make sure that success is recognised across our business, whilst you get to know your colleagues along the way.

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Regional and global opportunities

With nearly 60 offices across the UK – and deep links with the nation’s organisations and industries – there’s a huge range of opportunities for you to explore across our regions. From London to York, whether you choose to work, your career ambitions don’t have to be limited by your location.

And being a global business, you can also enjoy exciting career prospects across the world. We embrace careers without boundaries, which means high performing employees can develop personally and professionally in any one of our 250+ offices. Leveraging our global footprint, you can experience a new city or country whilst continuing to expand your expertise and advance your career.

Our vast reach means we’re able to work with the biggest, the best and the most innovative companies, sharing resources and collaborating with colleagues around the world. Whether you are looking to work in Sydney, New York, or Rio de Janeiro, we can create your future together.

Global Opportunities

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Committing to a better world

Committing to a better world

To our people, the world we live in is important, and our commitment to ensuring we are positively impacting our communities means we are committed to a journey of net zero carbon. In this, we are pursuing a best practice approach to climate action which involves keeping pace with the evolving definitions and guidance. Our approach is to primarily focus on our near-term targets, which we have approved through the Science Based Targets Initiative. As we have done with these near-term targets, we expect to explore and set Net Zero targets with an aspiration to achieve net zero by 2050, as part of next steps and with a plan for action.

As part of our commitment to a net zero future, we’ve launched multiple initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions in pursuit of our reduction targets. We’ve pledged to halve scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2026, and scope 3 emissions by 2030 (with 2020 as a base year), with these commitments being approved by the Science Based Targets initiative last year.

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Our social purpose

People are the heart of what we do, and it goes without saying that a strong social purpose underpins our business journey. We’re in a unique and privileged position to make a difference, sharing our skills and knowledge with the world of work, and giving our time on a voluntary basis to help improve opportunities for others.

Every year, Hays’ employees are given 16 hours of paid volunteering time as part of our ‘Helping for your tomorrow’ initiative; a wider commitment to improving employability and supporting the local communities and environments we’re so closely tied to. We took this initiative further with our ‘Hays Gets Neighbourly’ campaign in 2023, extending our people’s positive influence across local communities. Our employees donated their time and skills across 282 volunteer events spanning the UK, totalling a remarkable 9,266 hours. This had a huge impact, helping over 85,000 people to whom the charities and good causes provide local services.

We decided to get Neighbourly again in 2024, linking up with local causes and communities up and down the UK in a two-phase campaign. From assisting tree planting projects and food centres to visiting schools and offering valuable career advice, we provided support for those who needed it most, while reconnecting our people with society.

Social Purpose – Our Purpose

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Our vibrant employee networks promote inclusive cultures and amplify voices – find out more about them here

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