Director Shareholding

Hays PLC
14 March 2001



Notification of Directors' Interest in Shares


The Company announces the subscription by Hays Share Scheme Trustee Limited as
Trustee of the Hays Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the Trust) on
14 March 2001 for 62,345 ordinary shares in the Company (the Shares) at a
price of 283p per Share for the purposes of satisfying the exercise of options
under the Hays plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme and the Hays UK
Sharesave Scheme (the Schemes) in due course.  On 14 March 2001 the Trust
transferred £176,436.35 to the Company in respect of the Shares and at a
meeting held on 14 March 2001 a Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company resolved to allot the Shares to the Trust.

The Trust is a discretionary trust under which all employees of the Hays Group
are potential beneficiaries.  Each of the Executive Directors of the Company
is for Companies Act purposes regarded as interested in all of these Shares. 
Despite the technical interest in all the Shares each Executive Director will
only be entitled to receive from the Trust the number of Shares to which he is
entitled on exercise of any option held by him under the Schemes.


Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:     S J Charnock
                                                        01483 302203