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See what an employee costs beyond wages. Include payroll taxes, benefits, workers' compensation, paid time off, and overhead to calculate annual, monthly, and fully loaded hourly costs.
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Make staffing, hiring, and pay decisions using your own numbers. These editable Excel workbooks help you calculate labor costs, compare hiring options, estimate turnover costs, and see the assumptions behind each calculation.
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See what an employee costs beyond wages. Include payroll taxes, benefits, workers' compensation, paid time off, and overhead to calculate annual, monthly, and fully loaded hourly costs.
Build pricing and bids around your hourly labor cost. Use employer expenses and productive hours to calculate your labor burden rate and pricing multiplier.
Estimate the cost of replacing an employee using your own figures for staff time, compensation, and replacement expenses.
See your recruiting costs using the SHRM and ANSI cost-per-hire method, including external recruiting expenses and the cost of recruiter and hiring manager time.
Estimate the cost of an open position from salary, the value the role produces, and days vacant. The workbook shows the net cost of each vacancy, the total across open roles, and the potential savings from faster hiring.
Enter headcount, turnover, and time to fill in Excel to estimate annual vacancy costs. See the average number of vacant positions and potential savings from faster hiring or better retention.
Estimate the cost of unplanned absences by department using headcount, pay, and days missed.
Manage attendance points using your organization's point system. Set the attendance rules, record occurrences, and exclude protected absences.
Compare annual workload and current headcount to estimate staffing needs by team.
Plan staffing for each shift and position, including coverage for time off.
Compare the cost of recurring overtime with hiring another employee. Factor in weekly overtime hours, pay rates, benefits, and one-time hiring expenses.
See how many recruiters your hiring workload calls for. Factor in open positions, hiring complexity, and current staffing to plan how recruiting assignments are shared.
Compare annual agency fees with the cost of an internal recruiter. Factor in recruiter compensation, capacity, hiring volume, and agency rates to find the lower-cost approach and calculate potential savings.
Estimate new hire ramp-up costs using salary, ramp time, and starting productivity. See how reaching full productivity sooner changes the total cost.
Estimate the return on training using program expenses, employee time, and expected productivity gains.
Calculate your HR staffing ratio, compare it with your target, and review HR costs per employee.
Review the average number of direct reports per manager and estimate the cost of changes to your management structure.
Build salary bands using market pay, grade progression, and range spreads. See salary minimums, midpoints, maximums, and where each employee falls within the range.
Plan merit increases using performance ratings and salary range positions. Calculate proposed raises and their total budget impact.
Compare proposed promotion pay with the new salary range and peer compensation. See the proposed increase, position within the range, comparison with peers, and first-year cost.
Compare pay between two employee groups using a three-step method. The Excel workbook calculates the differences, and the PDF guide explains each step.
Plan severance expenses for a workforce reduction. Enter your severance formula and employee information to calculate individual and total costs, including accrued time off, benefits, and outplacement.
Track employee referrals from the first recommendation through hiring and bonus payment. Manage referral eligibility, bonus amounts, and payment dates in one spreadsheet.
Price four staffing options for agency workers, including moving them onto payroll. Use your own figures to calculate costs and review the sources behind the workbook assumptions.
See the total cost of converting a temporary worker immediately, waiting for a conversion fee waiver, or paying a direct-placement fee. Review all three options side by side.
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