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 2010 into shares. On 9 September 2010, 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 102.8 pence per share, being the
closing middle market price on 8 September 2010. No matching award has been
made in respect of these Awards.

                         DEFERRED
NAME                       RIGHTS

Alistair Cox*             273,932
Paul Venables*            195,295
Tim Cook                   31,696
Nick Cox                   99,434
James Cullens              70,961
Sholto Douglas-Home        54,087
Nigel Heap                143,168
Steve Weston               81,310
Alison Yapp                62,091

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 deferred bonus
arrangements) now stand as follows:

Alistair Cox:  1,521,599 shares
Paul Venables: 1,049,248 shares

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

9 September 2010