Holding in Company

Hays PLC
10 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Hays plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above.

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Not advised


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



Not advised



6) Percentage of issued class



Not advised



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



Not advised



8) Percentage of issued class



Not advised



9) Class of security



Ordinary 1p shares



10) Date of transaction



Not advised



11) Date company informed



10 September 2001



12) Total holding following this notification



54,809,160



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



3.16%

14) Any additional information

n/a

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

S J Charnock
Group Secretary

01483 302203

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
S J Charnock

Group Secretary


Date of notification 10 September 2001