Complete TrueStep HR System
Every TrueStep HR kit and analytics pack in one place, organized across the full employee lifecycle, from the first job posting to the last day. Built for the people who carry the HR load.
Previews are taken from the deliverable itself.
Bundle
Workforce Cost Control Bundle
Four workbooks, one question: what does this labor really cost. Burden first, then the contingent bill, then the overtime question, then the headcount plan.
$99
- Editable operating files, not a subscription
- Immediate access through the secure TrueStep HR store
- Built and reviewed under the published TrueStep HR standard
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Add a one-hour setup session · $149
Bring the purchased tool and your live situation. A TrueStep HR practitioner helps you set the inputs, make the first decisions, and leave with a usable next step.
See the Setup Session →What this closes
A practical system that moves the decision into real work.
Build your burden rate first. Every other calculator in this bundle prices labor against it, so an hour of work carries one agreed cost everywhere.
DecisionControl labor cost
IndustryCross-industry
Files4 PDF guides, 4 Excel workbooks
ReviewBuilt to the published release checks; sources and change notes sit beside the catalog.
What is inside
Every file in the download, by name.
Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.
Excel · useThe Labor Burden Rate Calculator: builds the fully loaded cost of an hour of work: wages, statutory costs, and benefits. File 3.
Excel · useThe Contingent Labor Cost and Conversion Workbook: prices the same workers four ways: agency, payrolled, on your payroll without benefits, and fully benefited, with the savings and breakeven reads that tell you whether conversion pays. File 4.
Excel · useThe Overtime vs New Hire Planner: compares extending your current team at time and a half against the loaded cost of another hire. File 5.
Excel · useThe FTE Headcount Planner: converts demand hours into full-time-equivalent headcount, so the numbers from the first three land in a staffing plan you can defend. File 6.
In the kitAt the top level: one TrueStep HR Product License covering everything in this bundle, and one Using This Workbook in Google Sheets guide covering all four workbooks.
PDF · readQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page: what each tab is for, what you enter, and how to read the result (file 2).
How to use it
Your first 15 minutes
Step 1 is the Labor Burden Rate Calculator, file 3. Work down from there, and by step 4 you plan the headcount.
Know your burden rate. Open the Labor Burden Rate Calculator and build the fully loaded cost of an hour of work: wages, statutory costs, and benefits. Every decision in the next three workbooks is only as good as this number.
Model the contingent labor cost. The Contingent Labor Cost and Conversion Workbook prices the same workers four ways: agency, payrolled, on your payroll without benefits, and fully benefited. The savings and breakeven reads tell you whether conversion pays.
Settle overtime versus a new hire. When the work outgrows the roster, the Overtime vs New Hire Planner compares extending your current team at time and a half against the loaded cost of another hire.
Plan the headcount. The FTE Headcount Planner converts demand hours into fulltime-equivalent headcount, so the numbers from the first three workbooks land in a staffing plan you can defend.
Before you buy
Clear answers to the practical questions.
The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.
What exactly do I receive?
4 PDF guides, 4 Excel workbooks, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.
Are these the real screenshots?
Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.
Can I use the files in my business?
The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.
What if I need help applying it?
Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.
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