Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Hays plc (the "Company")

In accordance with DTR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) the Company hereby notifies you of the
following changes in the interests of directors and persons discharging
managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") arising out of the grant of conditional
awards of Ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") under the Performance Share
Plan.

PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN ("PSP")

Today, 23 September 2011, the following conditional awards of Shares were
granted for nil consideration to PDMRs under the rules of the PSP. The number
of Shares under award was calculated by reference to the price of 70.9 pence
per Share, being the closing middle market price on 22 September 2011. The
number of Shares stated below is the maximum number of Shares available to each
PDMR on satisfaction in full of the applicable performance conditions.

                          DIRECTOR        NUMBER OF SHARES
NAME                      OR PDMR          UNDER PSP AWARD

Alistair Cox              Director & PDMR        1,601,657
Paul Venables             Director & PDMR        1,154,795
Tim Cook                  PDMR                     479,407
Nick Cox                  PDMR                     552,572
James Cullens             PDMR                     418,392
Sholto Douglas-Home       PDMR                     348,660
Nigel Heap                PDMR                     846,789
Royston Hoggarth          PDMR                     550,070
Stephen Weston            PDMR                     479,407
Alison Yapp               PDMR                     387,588

TOTAL SHARES                                     6,819,337

The vesting of one-half of the Shares under award will depend on the Company's
total shareholder return performance relative to a sector peer group, measured
over the three-year period to 30 June 2014. Vesting of this tranche will also
be dependent on the Remuneration Committee being satisfied with the financial
performance of the Company over the three-year period. The vesting of the
remaining one-half of the Shares under award will depend on achievement of a
target based on the Group's cumulative Earnings per Share ("EPS") performance
over the three financial years from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2014. The lower and
upper EPS growth range for the first year of the cycle, from 1 July 2011 to 30
June 2012, will be based on external consensus forecasts for that year (being a
range of +/- 4% around the consensus forecast EPS of 6.22p per share). The EPS
growth for the remaining two years of the cycle from 1 July 2012 to 30 June
2014 will require additional growth of between RPI+4% and RPI+12% per annum to
achieve threshold and maximum vesting respectively. This approach was adopted
following discussion with major shareholders in 2010. Further information will
be set out in the Company's 2011 Remuneration Report to be published in
September 2011.

For further information in respect of this announcement please contact Neil
Tsappis, Deputy Company Secretary, Hays plc on [phone].

23 September 2011