Does Hachette UK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hachette UK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hachette UK. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hachette UK?

63% of Hachette UK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hachette UK 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 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 12 reviews)); "Good team and work culture" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great offices and passionate people." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Office attendance policy and low pay" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and low salary." ((in 12 reviews)); "Management are bullying at times and the internal politics are horrendous" ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor managers that are put in positions they aren't ready for." ((in 3 reviews)); "High workload, high stress, low pay" ((in 3 reviews))

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Hachette UK reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(146 total reviews)

David Shelley

73% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Hachette UK has an employee rating of 3.4 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).

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Reviews by job title

146 reviews

3.0

Sep 12, 2025

Different

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big team, works together which is good

Cons

No development and a lot of favouritism

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.

3.0

Aug 7, 2025

Great Company

Royalties manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company for personally managing time and having creative freedoms over workload and solutions to issues

Cons

Barely any company environment as everyone works from home

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