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🚩 Common signs of weak onboarding

62%

New hires leave due to poor onboarding within first year

3-4 mo

Average productivity delay per new hire

1.5-2x

Salary cost to replace each early leaver

🌀 "New hires just don't stick" +

You hire people who did well in interviews — but they leave quickly or never perform as expected.

🧩 No clear accountability +

Responsibility for onboarding is blurred between HR and line managers. HR says: "We found a great fit." Manager says: "They're not delivering."

📉 Recruitment déjà vu +

Each new hire takes 3–4 months — including breaks, onboarding, and replacements.

🪫 Team fatigue +

Veterans pick up extra work. Newcomers struggle to find their feet.

📊 What research shows

Poor onboarding isn't just a soft HR problem — it leads to direct, measurable losses for UK businesses.

Gallup

Strong onboarding makes employees 1.7× more likely to stay 3+ years

Replacing one hire costs 1.5–2× their annual salary

Aberdeen Group

Good onboarding =

+82% employee retention

−70% time to full productivity

BambooHR

31% of early exits are due to poor onboarding

Effective onboarding boosts productivity by 54%

Our Solutions

Quick Role Fix

Fast analysis to unblock new hires

Real-world task breakdown (not just job description)
Key bottlenecks that managers usually miss
Practical changes tied to your existing software
2 KPIs to track improvements
Insight into how the role adds revenue or saves cost
Option to shift pay from time-based to performance-based

From £200

£200 — clear task-based roles
£300 — cross-functional roles
Custom — complex leadership roles

Timeframe: 1 week

Role Impact & Efficiency Booster

Complete role optimization

Everything in Quick Role Fix, plus:
Full process map with links to revenue and cost
Role impact on customer retention
Custom KPI system (2-3 metrics with tracking tools)
Identification of high-risk gaps
Process & error reduction roadmap
Competency growth plan
Reporting & automation suggestions
Step-by-step implementation roadmap

From £750

Tailored pricing based on role complexity
Volume discounts available

Timeframe: 3-4 weeks

Not sure? See how poor onboarding hits your bottom line

📉 How Poor Onboarding Erodes Your Bottom Line

💷 Direct Cost Drivers

Spiralling Recruitment Costs — Roles remain open for months, requiring repeat hiring rounds — Agency fees (15-30% of salary), job ads, and referral bonuses drain budgets
Training That Trains Nothing — Managers waste 8-12 hours weekly on unstructured mentoring — New hires relearn basics at company expense
Exit Price Tags — Unused holiday pay, sick leave cover, and interim productivity gaps

→ ↑ Staff Recruitment | ↑ Advertising | ↑ Contractor Costs | ↑ L&D Budget | ↑ Operational Overheads

📉 Hidden Profit Leaks

Slow Ramp-Up = Lost Revenue — Delayed client delivery → contract penalties — Quality dips trigger SLA breaches
Team Burnout Domino Effect — 42% of UK teams cite "covering for new hires" as top stressor
Silent Resignations & Institutional Amnesia — Tribal knowledge walks out the door — "Quiet quitters" inflate headcount while depressing profit/FTE

📊 Your Board Will Notice:

EBITDA contraction from avoidable people costs
ROI per hire turning negative within 90 days

Get in touch today

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When new hires leave before becoming productive, it's rarely a hiring issue