Does Hachette UK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hachette UK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hachette UK. This rating has improved by 20% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hachette UK?

60% of Hachette UK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hachette UK 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hachette UK?

Editor (10) , Editorial Assistant (9) , Marketing Assistant (3) , Production Controller (3) , Assistant Editor (2) , Associate Publisher (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Head of Sales (2) , Infrastructure Analyst (2) , Press Officer (2) , Project Editor (2) , Project Manager (2) , Publicity (2) , Sales (2) , Senior Commissioning Editor (2)

What are the pros of working at Hachette UK according to real employee reviews?

"Some colleagues are friendly and trying their best despite the pressure" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great people in internal and external teams" ((in 13 reviews)); "Amazing team and an amazing office to work in." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hachette UK according to real employee reviews?

"Office attendance policy and low pay" ((in 11 reviews)); "Basic Salary is under average" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad management, lots of stress, low pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers don’t care about people, only results." ((in 4 reviews)); "High workload, high stress, low pay" ((in 3 reviews))

Hachette UK reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(146 total reviews)

David Shelley

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Hachette UK has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 146 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hachette UK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

146 reviews

2.0

Oct 15, 2025

Awful, just awful

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Head Office building, some truly great people

Cons

After so many changes of direction and staff cuts, everyone is in fear of their jobs, stressed and doing the work of 2-3 people with no recognition or appreciaition. The attitude is clearly, if you dont like it, go somewhere else to work. Inefficient systems and lack of staff make everything much harder than it needs to be

1.0

Aug 10, 2025

Terrible Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some nice people at the company

Cons

Management is ineffective from top to bottom. Many tasks are more complicated and take more effort than they should. The building may look nice, but it’s falling apart—nothing ever works properly: lifts, toilets, etc. Every year, we’re told it’s the best year ever and how much profit has been made, yet we receive an embarrassing pay rise that’s always well below inflation.

1.0

Jul 31, 2024

Lacks diversity and inclusion, unwilling to support growth

Marketing executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent salary for publishing industry

Cons

Lacks diversity and inclusion, unwilling to support growth Toxic managers Not a lot of perks and benefits Redundancy and restructuring

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Awful, just awful

Terrible Company

Lacks diversity and inclusion, unwilling to support growth

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