
Free Cost of a Bad Hire Calculator
Calculate the true financial impact of a poor hiring decision.
How to use the Cost of a Bad Hire Calculator
Fill in these fields and the cost of a bad hire calculator works out the rest instantly, in your browser:
- Annual Salary of Bad Hire (₹)
- Duration Employed (Months)
- Team Productivity Loss (%)
- Affected Team Size
- Rehiring Cost (% of Salary)
Worked example
With Annual Salary of Bad Hire: 600000; Duration Employed: 6; Team Productivity Loss: 20; Affected Team Size: 5; Rehiring Cost: 25:
| Direct Salary Cost | ₹3,00,000 |
| Team Productivity Loss | ₹3,00,000 |
| Rehiring Cost | ₹1,50,000 |
| Training Cost (New Hire) | ₹60,000 |
| Total Cost of Bad Hire | ₹8,10,000 |
| Cost as % of Annual Salary | 135.00% |
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