Free HR calculators (UK)

Quick, accurate answers to the sums UK employers do every week - built on current statutory rules and updated each April.

Calculators · 24 tools · Updated 15 August 2026

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Free, no sign-up, and each one explains the rules behind the result.

Overtime & TOIL

Overtime pay calculator

Hours × rate × your contract's multiplier - time and a half, double time or flat - with the TOIL-equivalent alongside.

Calculate overtime pay →
Sickness & absence

Bradford Factor calculator

S² × D with exclusions built in - plus what published thresholds actually say, which is that they disagree wildly.

Calculate a score →
Managing people

Staff turnover calculator

Total and voluntary turnover, retention and replacement cost - against real CIPD sector figures, not a vague average.

Calculate turnover →
Performance

9-box grid (interactive)

Plot your team on performance and potential and get the conversation each box calls for - plus the uses to avoid.

Open the grid →
Hiring

Cost per hire calculator

Agency fees, advertising, tools and the internal interview time most employers forget - divided by hires made.

Calculate cost per hire →
Sickness & absence

Absence cost calculator

What sickness costs in pounds - salary for days not worked, cover, and the SSP you can't reclaim.

Calculate the cost →
Sickness & absence

Absence rate calculator

Percentage of working time lost and days per employee, benchmarked against the current UK average of 9.4 days.

Calculate absence rate →
Sickness & absence

SSP cost calculator (2026 rules)

Day-one sick pay at the lower of £123.25 or 80% of weekly earnings - see what any absence actually costs your business.

Calculate SSP cost →
Pay & rates

True cost of an employee

Salary + 15% employer NI + pension, with an Employment Allowance toggle - what a hire really costs in 2026/27.

Calculate the true cost →
Pay & rates

Maternity pay employer cost

Gross SMP over 39 weeks and the net cost after the HMRC reclaim - small employers usually get back more than they pay.

Calculate SMP cost →
Pay & rates

Redundancy cost (employer total)

Statutory pay with the 2026/27 caps, plus the notice and holiday payout the gov.uk calculator leaves out.

Calculate the full cost →
Pay & rates

PENP calculator

The part of a termination payment taxed as earnings - and what is left for the £30,000 exemption.

Calculate PENP →
Pay & rates

Notice pay

The statutory ladder, contractual overrides, and what paying in lieu actually costs.

Calculate notice →
Employment law

Notice period dates

From notice date to last day of employment - the day-after start rule and month counting done right.

Work out the last day →
Pay & rates

Payroll cut-off dates

Six months of cut-offs and paydays from your payday rule and processing lead time.

Build the calendar →
Pay & rates

Paternity pay (SPP)

The weekly rate, the HMRC reclaim - and the 2026 catch: leave is day-one, pay isn't.

Calculate SPP →
Time off

Irregular hours holiday (12.07%)

Accrued hours and pay for zero-hours and part-year workers, with the rolled-up rules.

Calculate accrual →
Pay & rates

Salaried minimum wage checker

Is that salary legal at the hours actually worked? Unpaid overtime and deductions included.

Check compliance →
Time off

Annual leave purchase

The monthly cost of buying extra days, and the employer's NI saving through salary sacrifice.

Calculate the scheme →
Time off

Term-time only holiday

School and nursery patterns under the post-Brazel 12.07% rules - accrued hours and their pay value.

Calculate term-time →
Time off

Leaver holiday (final pay)

Accrued to the leaving date, days owed or overtaken, and when a deduction is actually lawful.

Calculate final pay →
Time off

Pro-rata holiday calculator

Part-timers, mid-year starters and leavers - statutory 5.6 weeks or your own allowance, rounded up to the half day.

Calculate entitlement →
Expenses & travel

Mileage claim calculator

AMAP at 55p and 25p, including the claim that crosses 10,000 miles mid-year, passenger payments, and whether you owe tax or are owed relief.

Open the calculator →
Benefits & pensions

Pension contribution calculator

Contributions on qualifying earnings, total or basic pay, which auto-enrolment category a worker falls into, and what salary sacrifice saves in NI.

Open the calculator →

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CoDash does these sums automatically

Entitlements from working patterns, overtime to TOIL or payroll at your rates, absence costs visible at a glance - for the whole team, all year.