Estimate the labor capacity and payroll value lost when remote employees experience recurring unproductive time. Use team size, scheduled hours, average loaded hourly cost, and lost-time percentage to quantify weekly and annual impact while keeping the assumption visible.
The estimate values scheduled capacity not converted into productive time. It is not automatically a cash saving because payroll may remain fixed even when time is recovered.
Use a loss rate derived from comparable operational data. Do not count approved leave or planned nonproduction time unless it belongs in the decision.
A 120-person team working 40 hours per week with 7% lost time gives up 336 hours weekly. At $48 per hour, that is $16,128 per week or $838,656 over 52 weeks.
Use recurring work time that fails to produce intended output because of the work arrangement, while avoiding planned leave and unrelated downtime.
No. It is the loaded value of capacity and becomes cash savings only if costs actually change.
Dividing weekly lost hours by the selected full-time schedule expresses the recurring capacity loss as equivalent employee schedules.
Yes. The calculator will report zero lost hours, value, and FTE capacity.
Only include them when they represent avoidable loss attributable to the scenario; normal planned work activities should not be counted automatically.
| Measure | Unit |
|---|---|
| Time loss | Percent of scheduled hours |
| Weekly capacity | Labor hours |
| Annual value | Loaded dollars over 52 weeks |