Cost of Inaction Calculator

Navigating the 7Cs® · Companion Instrument

The Cost of Inaction

A live instrument panel for what an unsupported divorce is already costing your organisation — adjust every figure below to your own workforce data.

Your OrganisationControls

Workforce Profile

Total headcount

Average annual salary

Disruption

Affected by divorce/separation per year

UK divorce rate ~0.86%; broadened here for cohabiting separations.

Average duration of disruption

Presenteeism productivity loss

A judgement estimate — see the book for evidence.

Additional absence days / year

days

Turnover, Management & Compliance Risk

Turnover uplift

Rayden Solicitors: ~1 in 10 left within 12 months.

Replacement cost

% salary

Untrained manager hours / case

hrs

Manager hourly rate

Grievance/tribunal probability

Average grievance/tribunal cost

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Total Annual Cost of Inaction

£0

Based on the figures entered opposite

Employees affected / year 0

This number is the start of a conversation, not the end of one.

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How this is calculated

Every figure above is drawn from the Cost of Inaction model in Navigating the 7Cs® of Divorce-Ready Workplaces. Defaults are illustrative, UK-sourced benchmarks (ONS, CIPD & Simplyhealth, Oxford Economics/Unum, Rayden Solicitors, and the Positive Parenting Alliance survey) — replace them with your own HR and Finance data for an organisation-specific figure. The calculation covers five measurable drivers: presenteeism-related productivity loss, additional absenteeism, turnover and replacement cost, untrained manager time, and expected grievance/tribunal exposure. Full sourcing and methodology notes appear in the book.