Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

Hays plc (the "Company")

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a), the Company
hereby notifies you of the following changes in the interests of directors and
persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") in the Ordinary share
capital of the Company.

* Denotes a director of the Company.

DEFERRED BONUS AWARDS

As required by the Remuneration Committee, the PDMRs listed in the table below
have deferred 40% of their respective annual bonuses for the financial year
ended 30 June 2011 into shares. On 8 September 2011, these PDMRs were granted a
conditional right to receive shares at the end of a three-year restricted
period ("Deferred Rights"). The number of shares under each Deferred Right was
calculated by reference to the price of 74.6 pence per share, being the closing
middle market price on 7 September 2011. No matching award has been made in
respect of these awards.

                       DEFERRED
NAME                     RIGHTS
Alistair Cox*           339,828
Paul Venables*          248,060
Tim Cook                 83,445
Nick Cox                132,718
James Cullens            89,126
Sholto Douglas-Home      73,359
Nigel Heap              216,457
Royston Hoggarth         88,608
Steve Weston            102,123
Alison Yapp              81,698

As a result of the above transactions, the directors' interests in the Ordinary
share capital of the Company (excluding share options and unvested incentive
shares but including shares held beneficially under pre and post-tax deferred
bonus arrangements) now stand as follows:

Alistair Cox:   1,871,222 shares
Paul Venables:  1,303,185 shares

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

8 September 2011