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 2012 into shares. On 7 September 2012, these PDMRs were granted a
conditional right to receive shares at the end of a three-year restricted
period ("Deferred Right"). The number of shares under each Deferred Right was
calculated by reference to the price of 73.05 pence per share, being the
closing middle market price on 6 September 2012. No matching award has been
made in respect of these Awards.


                        DEFERRED
NAME                    RIGHT
Alistair Cox*           164,334
Paul Venables*          118,485
Tim Cook                 50,097
Nick Cox                 76,776
James Cullens            43,721
Sholto Douglas-Home      35,475
Nigel Heap              126,945
Steve Weston             53,448
Alison Yapp              40,502

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:  2,472,801 shares
Paul Venables: 1,625,446 shares

For further information in respect of this announcement, please contact

Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
Hays plc
[phone]

7 September 2012