FTE Requirement Calculator
Enter each shift in your demand model with its times and how many staff you need on each day of the week. We'll total the weekly hours and convert them into the full-time equivalents (FTE) required to cover the roster.
Shift 1
Staff required per day
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Sun
Weekly hours102
Shift 2
Staff required per day
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sat
Sun
Weekly hours102
Shift 3
Staff required per day
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Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sat
Sun
Weekly hours59.50
Total weekly demand
263.5 hrs
Sum of all shift hours across the week
Hours per FTE
Contracted weekly hours for one full-time staff member
Scaling factorWith a 0% scaling factor, this is the FTE needed to cover demand exactly as entered. Since staff take annual leave, sick leave and training, the FTE you employ typically needs to be higher. A common starting point is 15–20% — tune it to your team's historical leave and absence rates.
%
Uplift for annual leave, sick leave, training and other systemic inefficiency
Required FTE
7.58
Total weekly demand ÷ hours per FTE, scaled up by 15%
FTE available
The FTE you currently have (or plan to have) on this roster
Surplus
+0.42 FTE
FTE available − required FTE
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