Compare Hays vs NHS BETA

See how working at Hays vs. NHS compares on a variety of workplace factors. By comparing employers on employee ratings, salaries, reviews, pros/cons, job openings and more, you'll feel one step ahead of the rest. All salaries and reviews are posted by employees working at Hays vs. NHS. Learn more about each company and apply to jobs near you.
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Hays

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NHS

Employee Ratings

  • Hays scored higher in 4 areas: Career Opportunities, Senior Management, CEO Approval and Positive Business Outlook.
  • NHS scored higher in 5 areas: Overall Rating, Compensation & Benefits, Work-life balance, Culture & Values and % Recommend to a friend.
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
3.7
★★★★★
★★★★★
(based on 3840 reviews)
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
3.9
★★★★★
★★★★★
(based on 5868 reviews)
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
3.8
★★★★★
★★★★★
Career Opportunities
3.7
★★★★★
★★★★★
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation & Benefits
3.3
★★★★★
★★★★★
Compensation & Benefits
3.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
Work-life balance
Work-life balance
3.3
★★★★★
★★★★★
Work-life balance
3.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
Senior Management
Senior Management
3.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
Senior Management
3.3
★★★★★
★★★★★
Culture & Values
Culture & Values
3.7
★★★★★
★★★★★
Culture & Values
3.8
★★★★★
★★★★★
CEO Approval
CEO Approval
Hays Ceo Alistair R. Cox
86%
86%Alistair R. Cox
Hays employees rated their CEO Approval 20% higher than NHS employees rated theirs.
CEO Approval
NHS Ceo Amanda Pritchard
66%
66%Amanda Pritchard
% Recommend to a friend
% Recommend to a friend
70%
% Recommend to a friend
76%
NHS employees rated their % Recommend to a friend 6% higher than Hays employees rated theirs.
Positive Business Outlook
Positive Business Outlook
64%
Hays employees rated their Positive Business Outlook 9% higher than NHS employees rated theirs.
Positive Business Outlook
55%

Salaries

NHS has 16,936 more total submitted salaries than Hays.
Salaries for similar jobs
Salaries for similar jobs
Associate Consultant71 Salaries
£20,542/yr
Office Administrator21 Salaries
£19,121/yr
Manager50 Salaries
£34,232/yr
See more Hays salaries (3376)
Salaries for similar jobs
Healthcare Assistant315 Salaries
£20,454/yr
Administrative Assistant307 Salaries
£20,248/yr
Manager108 Salaries
£40,858/yr
See more NHS salaries (20312)

What Employees Say

  • "Career progression" was the most mentioned Pro at Hays.
  • "Nhs" was the most mentioned Pro at NHS.
  • Hays had 81 more reviews than NHS that mentioned "Long hours" as a Con.
Pros
Pros
"Career progression"(in 174 reviews)
"Work hard play"(in 160 reviews)
Pros
"Nhs"(in 306 reviews)
"Job security"(in 243 reviews)
Cons
Cons
"Long hours"(in 549 reviews)
"Working hours"(in 160 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours"(in 468 reviews)
"Nhs"(in 262 reviews)
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Featured Review
"Excellent company"4 Dec 2021
★★★★★

Current Employee - Senior Recruitment Consultant

I have been working at Hays full-time

Pros

Best company I've ever worked for, has done wonders for my career

Cons

Can be a clique culture

Advice to Management

N/A

Read more Hays reviews (4406)
"Great employee"20 Nov 2021
★★★★★

Current Employee - Office Administrator

I have been working at NHS part-time for more than 3 years

Pros

Really look after staff and their well-being. Always feel supported even within my personal life.

Cons

Pay is not great and no perks of the job.

Advice to Management

Be more flexible and treat staff with free meals out.

Read more NHS reviews (6695)

Job Postings

Hays has 36,684 more recently posted open jobs than NHS.