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True Cost of a Bad Hire
Calculate the full financial cost of a failed hire — beyond just the salary.
Instant result
Plain-English why
Copyable takeaway
What this means
Total cost = recruitment + onboarding + training + salary paid + productivity gap + exit + rehire.
Formula used
total = recruitment + onboarding + training + salary + productivity_gap + exit + rehire.
Worked example
£3k recruitment, 40hr onboarding at £35/hr, £500 training, £3.5k/month for 4 months at 50% = £32,200 (0.8× salary).
Common questions
Can I use this internationally?
Yes. Currency selectors are display-only unless a tool explicitly says otherwise; no currency conversion is performed.
How exact is the result?
It follows the published Technofatty formula for this tool, but real life can add fees, rules, timing quirks, and context.
Plain-English summary
Recruitment: £3,000. Salary paid: £14,000. Productivity gap: £10,000. Total: £32,200 (0.8× annual salary).
This section translates the result into a short, direct takeaway rather than leaving the page at a bare number.
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