How is staff turnover cost estimated?

The calculator applies a replacement cost factor to the annual wage bill for leavers. This covers recruiting, onboarding, training, and productivity loss during ramp-up, a common workforce planning approach for hourly teams.

What is a typical replacement cost multiplier?

For hourly roles, organisations often use 50–150% of annual salary depending on role complexity. The default in this tool is conservative; increase it for skilled or licensed roles.

Can better rotas really affect turnover?

Unpredictable schedules are a known driver of attrition in hospitality, retail, and care. While rotas alone do not fix every retention issue, consistent schedules and mobile shift visibility often improve satisfaction.

Who should use this calculator?

Operations managers, HR leads, and owners planning retention initiatives, especially in high-churn industries with shift-based workforces across multiple sites.

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What is staff turnover costing your operation?

Enter headcount, turnover rate, and hourly pay. See estimated leavers per year, replacement cost, and the retention upside from better scheduling visibility.

Workforce inputs

Model turnover rate, pay, and replacement costs for hourly teams.

Headcount

Annual turnover%

Average hourly rateGBP

Contracted hours / weekhrs

Replacement cost% of salary

Target turnover reduction%

Estimated turnover cost

Replacement cost includes recruiting, onboarding, and productivity loss.

Leavers / year

28.0

Cost / leaver

£16,380

Annual turnover cost

£458,640

Target reduction

10%

Potential annual savings

£22,932

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