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Every benchmark, multiplier, and default value in the Workforce Cost Calculator is drawn from institutional research. Browse and verify the sources below.

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Gallup
State of the Global Workplace Report 2025

34% productivity loss per actively disengaged employee. Only 23% of employees globally are engaged at work.

Engagement
2025
Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Global Leadership Forecast 2025

57% of US workers quit because of their manager. Leadership quality drives engagement.

Management
2025
CIPD
Resourcing and Talent Planning Report 2024

UK recruitment costs, agency fee benchmarks, and turnover replacement methodology.

Turnover
2024
CIPD
Health and Wellbeing at Work Report 2024

UK average 7.8 absence days per employee per year. Presenteeism costs 2–3× more than absence.

Absence & Wellbeing
2024
SHRM
Talent Acquisition Benchmarking Report 2024

Average cost-per-hire of $4,700. Internal recruitment time benchmarks across US employers.

Turnover
2024
McKinsey & Company
State of Organizations 2024

Management dysfunction costs across organisations globally. Time lost to people/conflict issues.

Management
2024
Mercer
Global Talent Trends Report 2024

Turnover rate benchmarks across sectors and geographies. Workforce cost analysis.

Sector Research
2024
Korn Ferry
Future of Work: The Global Talent Crunch 2024

Technology sector turnover benchmarks. Skills shortage and attrition analysis.

Sector Research
2024
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Workforce Report 2024

Workforce mobility, turnover rates, and skills trends across industries.

Sector Research
2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) 2024

US quits rate approximately 2.2% per month (26% annualised). National turnover benchmarks.

Salary Data
2024
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Average Weekly Earnings & Labour Force Survey 2024

Australian full-time average earnings A$97,800/year. Labour market statistics.

Salary Data
2024
Australian HR Institute (AHRI)
HR Pulse Survey 2024

Australian average voluntary turnover ~16%. Average cost-to-hire A$10,500–A$23,000.

Salary Data
2024
Eurostat
Labour Force Survey 2024

EU average job-to-job transition rate 10–12%/year. Structure of Earnings Survey.

Salary Data
2024
Deloitte
Mental Health and Employers: The Case for Investment 2024

Presenteeism and absenteeism cost analysis. Mental health at work ROI benchmarks.

Absence & Wellbeing
2024
UK Office for National Statistics
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024

UK median full-time salary £34,963. Salary benchmarks by occupation and region.

Salary Data
2024
Medibank
Sick at Work Report 2024

Presenteeism costs the Australian economy $34.1bn/year. Cost analysis methodology.

Absence & Wellbeing
2024
Gallup
State of the American Workplace 2024

Only 33% of US workers actively engaged. Employee disengagement costs ~$1.9 trillion/year.

2024

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