Does Halfords pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Halfords employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Halfords. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Halfords?

39% of Halfords employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Halfords 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Halfords?

Sales Assistant (114) , Customer Service Advisor (61) , Sales Advisor (59) , Assistant Manager (57) , Specialist (49) , Store Manager (42) , Customer Service (40) , Sales Associate (38) , Cycle Technician (30) , Bike Mechanic (24) , Deputy Manager (24) , Fitter (24) , Manager (24) , Technician (23) , Customer Service Representative (22)

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

"Keen on internal promotions Great people to work with" ((in 64 reviews)); "All teams I worked under were good fun and worked well." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good benefits and lots of learning" ((in 29 reviews)); "6 day/ 4 day work pattern is good for work/life balance" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good work environment and for me really close by" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Plus the bonus scheme wasn't as easy to achieve considering the pay was low." ((in 136 reviews)); "Management is poor and hierarchical" ((in 105 reviews)); "You name it and its a con no proper training no proper tools all a out up selling and getting your email addresa" ((in 58 reviews)); "Managers can vary based on their style, some can be awful, others excellent." ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours (12 hours) but can be finished sooner if you put the graft in." ((in 47 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Halfords locations?

Dublin , Navan , Limerick , Galway , Swords , Carlow , Kilkenny , Letterkenny , Dundalk , Drogheda , Tralee , Carrickmines , Coolock , Belgard , Blanchardstown , Kildare , Cork , Waterford

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Halfords Reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(1,521 total reviews)

Henry Birch

50% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture and values

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Halfords has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,521 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Halfords employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

27 Jan 2016

Store manager in ireland

Retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Salary reasonable for entry point in Ireland, opportunities in the UK, staff discount, mileage

Cons

Consumed with shrink & sending spreadsheets, inverted triangle towards stores with task, aspire program in place but no opportunities to progress to store manager as all stores have long term managers in place, lack of clarity & lack of support from Area Managers who are only consumed with saying yes or how high to execs

1.0

9 Jun 2025

Rough Company to work for

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Having left about 12 months and the communication has dried up from the fake friends, I dont think there's many pros. Actually, Pay and discount were incredible.

Cons

Halfords is a big boys club with a who you know and how much you can say yes. Unreasonable and unachievable targets seem to be the backbone of the business, nothing is ever easy and upper management can't give a simple Yes or No. Regularly worked 60+ hour weeks due to staff issues, staying back at Christmas time to build bikes because staff simply don't care and are just there for the pay cheque.

2.0

5 Feb 2026

Overworked and underpaid

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people I work with

Cons

Management need to get a grip of reality.

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