Hire your own guard, or contract one?

The hourly wage is only the start. Put in your own numbers and see how many people you would really need, what they cost once taxes, turnover and days off are in, and what one covered hour comes to. Then hold that number up against any quote.

1. Hours you need covered

Business hours10 h x 5 days Every night12 h x 7 nights WeekendsSat and Sun, 24 h Around the clock24/7

Hours per week

2. What you would pay Hourly wage you would offer$ Employer taxes, workers' comp and benefits % on top of wages% Paid time off and sick days to cover days per person per year

3. Hiring and keeping people People who leave per year each one is hired and trained again Cost to hire and train one person ads, background check, paid training hours$ Uniform and gear per person per year$ Your time managing them scheduling, call-outs, write-ups: hours per week What an hour of your time is worth$

The numbers already filled in are examples to get you started, not Priomh figures. Change any of them to your own.

Your real cost per covered hour

$0an hour

Wage you offered $0

In-house, per year$0

Compare with a contracted plan

What the price tag leaves out

The 2 AM call-out. Someone calls in sick. Who finds a replacement tonight?
Training and reports. Who writes the post orders, trains each new hire and reads the shift logs?
Days off and vacations. Every gap is overtime or an empty post.
When it goes wrong. Ask your insurance agent how an in-house guard changes your coverage.

Hire your own guard, or contract one?

What the price tag leaves out

Now get the number to compare it with.

Get a contracted price for the same hours