How large is your organization and how is it composed?
FTE
12,000+
% blue
Blue-collar
0
White-collar
0
0% blue-collar100% white-collar
Enter at least your headcount and gross salary to see your figure.
Average gross salary
What your employee costs on average per year.
€
€ 20,000€ 120,000+
You can drag or type the exact amount in the field above.
Solidarity contribution (RIT 3.0)2026: 30% of the sickness benefit amount in months 2 and 3 of incapacity for work. 2027: extended to months 4 and 5.
Recurring costs
All fixed recurring costs, on top of the guaranteed salary.
Not applicable? Leave the fields at €0, they simply won't count. You can continue.
Indicate per cost whether it applies to blue-collar / white-collar / both.
€/ mo
€/ yr
€/ yr
€/ yr
€/ mo
Recurring costsaverage per employee (both)
€ 0/yr · €0/mo
Per blue-collar€ 0/yr · €0/mo
Per white-collar€ 0/yr · €0/mo
Replacement costs
The cost of getting the work done anyway: temp agency, temporary cover, extra hiring or overtime for colleagues.
Don't know this figure? The value shown is the Belgian sector average. Leave it and continue.
%
0%100%
% of the direct employer costs added on top as replacement cost.
Replacement costsshare × direct costs
€ 0/yr
Organisational impact
Productivity loss, management time, knowledge loss, quality loss, delays and reintegration effort, the non-invoiced cost of absence.
Don't know this figure? The value shown is the average (± 50%). Leave it and continue.
%
0%150%
% of the direct wage cost. Default 50%
Organisational impactshare × direct wage cost
€ 0/yr
Absence profile
Adjust absence per category, separately for blue-collar and white-collar. The sliders start at the Belgian sector average, adjust them to your own figures. The comparison with the sector average is in your report.
days
180240
Total absence0.0%
Enter the absence percentages per group and category below.
Blue-collar0 empl.
Short ≤ 1 month0.00%
Medium 1 mo–1 yr0.00%
Long-term > 1 year0.00%
Total blue-collar0.0%
White-collar0 empl.
Short ≤ 1 month0.00%
Medium 1 mo–1 yr0.00%
Long-term > 1 year0.00%
Total white-collar0.0%
Source: Belgian national absence figures 2025
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Your total absence cost, direct and indirect
What you can save by acting earlier
Your position versus the Belgian sector
Your absence in full-time equivalents
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Methodology
Wage cost = lost working days × (annual salary / working days) × 1.30 (social charges). Benefits and insurance are allocated pro rata to lost working days and shown separately, so you can choose which cost basis to use. Indicative, not an accounting truth.
Source
SD Worx Absence Barometer 2025 · Belgian sector average · Short / medium / long-term categorisation.
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