Fig. 1

Workplace Health Savings Calculator as it appears on the Commonwealth Government’s Department of Health, Healthy Workers web portal. The following scenario is an example of a company profile whose input would match these calculations. In the last 12 months, a company of 100 employees has experienced a sick leave rate of 4 days per employee (total annual sick days 400) and has recruited 3 replacement staff. The average staff salary is $45,000. The company operates 8 h a day and the average hourly wage is $25. The estimated potential savings to the company when implementing a successful workplace health and wellbeing program is set at the default effectiveness measures; a 30 % reduction in sick leave and a 10 % reduction in staff turnover. The cost of replacing an employee is defaulted at 75 % of the annual salary