Workplace Savings Calculator Assumptions
Workplace Savings Calculator™: Some of the 125 Customizable Assumptions
General Assumptions
- % Who could Work Remotely, Desk Share, Hotel, Time Shift, Day Shift, et
- % Who want to Work Remotely, Desk Share, Hotel, Time Shift, Day Shift, etc.
- Commuting Mix (public transportation, solo drivers, carpool, etc)
- Assumed Participation Frequency
- Employee Hours Per Week
- Employee Hours Per Day
- Workweeks Per Year
- Assumed Reduction in Driving (%)
- Assumed Reduction in Trips (%)
- $ / Gallon of Gas
- Round-trip Commute in Minutes
- Average Round-Trip
- Commuting Miles / Per Person
- Average Miles Per Gallon
- Average or Specific Wages for Various Job Categories
- Fringe Benefit % / Employers Share of Taxes
- Productivity Per Person/YearAssumed Increase in Productivity
- $/Square Foot
- Average Real Estate Cost /Year/Employee
- Assumed Real Estate Reduction
- Change in Person/Desk Ratio
- kWh/Year Difference Between Home/Office Electricity
- Average kWh / Year for Traditional Office
- $ per kWh Traditional office
- Cost/Employee/Year for Unscheduled Absences
- Average Absences/Year
- Cost per Unscheduled Absence
- % Reduction in Absences
- Cost of Losing an Employee
- Cost of Turnover per Employee
- Average Turnover / Year
- Assumed Reduction in Turnover
- Other Per Person Savings Assumptions (e.g. parking/transit subsidies)
- Other Aggregate Annual Company Savings (e.g. parking lot leases)
- Per Person or Aggregate Costs (e.g. training, IT infrastructure, reimbursements)
- % Reduction in Healthcare Costs
- % Reduction in Workers Compensation
- % Reduction in Health Insurance Premiums
- % Increase / Decrease in Per Person or Aggregate IT costs
Community Savings Assumptions
- $ Barrel Oil Greenhouse Gas Per Vehicle Mile or Gallon of Gas (tons)
- Vehicle Mix
- Air Quality Factors (Reactive Organic Gases, Oxides in Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, PM, Trip End Factors)
- Fatality per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled
- Injury per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled
- Accident per # of VMT
- Cost per Fatality
- Cost per Injury
- Highway Costs Maintenance / Mile
Employee Savings Assumptions
- IRS Mileage Allowance or Preferred Vehicle Cost Data
- Individual: Non-Gas Office Costs
- Parking / Day
- Lunch / Day
- Work Clothes / Day
- Miscellaneous Daily Expenses (e.g. tolls, gifts, eldercare, office kitties)
- Other Individual Office Savings/Day
- Extra Home Electricity Used
- $ Per kWh/Year for Home Office
- Cost Per kWh for Home Electricity
- Other Individual Savings/Year (e.g. mortgage, taxes, vehicle insurance)
- Other Individual Costs (e.g. home office equipment, connectivity, etc.)