Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
(`PDMRs')

Hays plc ("the Company")

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a), the Company
hereby notifies you that, on 10 December 2010, a person connected with Alan
Thomson, Chairman and PDMR, purchased 25,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the
Company at 120.6p per share.

Following this transaction, Mr Thomson's interest in the Ordinary share capital
of the Company is 50,000 shares.

Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266
13 December 2010