For HR & People Leaders
What Is Employee Mental Health Actually Worth?
Burnout, absenteeism, and turnover are line items — even when they never show up on a spreadsheet. Plug in your numbers and see the annual return of investing in your people's wellbeing.
Your Organization
Adjust the numbers to match your workforce.
Estimated annual ROI
725% return on your investment
Net annual benefit
$108,750
Payback period
1 months
Reduced absenteeism
$18,000
Fewer sick / mental-health days across affected staff.
Recovered presenteeism
$41,400
Productivity regained when employees are supported, not struggling silently.
Avoided turnover
$64,350
Lower attrition means fewer costly rehires and less lost knowledge.
Estimates are directional and based on published benchmarks (WHO 2022; Deloitte, “Mental health and employers,” 2022; SHRM turnover cost research). Actual results vary by organization. Volare will build a model against your real data during a discovery call.
~$4
returned for every $1 invested in mental-health treatment (WHO, 2022)
5:1
average employer ROI on mental-health support (Deloitte, 2022)
33%
of annual salary is the typical cost to replace one employee (SHRM)
Questions HR Teams Ask
How is the ROI calculated?
The model adds three savings buckets — reduced absenteeism, recovered presenteeism (productivity lost while at work), and avoided turnover — then compares them to the annual program cost. Every driver is editable so you can defend the number to your CFO.
Where do the default benchmarks come from?
Defaults are drawn from published research: the WHO's finding that every $1 invested in mental-health treatment returns about $4 in productivity, Deloitte's 2022 'Mental health and employers' report (average employer ROI ~5:1), and SHRM's estimate that replacing an employee costs roughly a third of their annual salary.
Is this a guarantee of savings?
No. The calculator produces a directional estimate to frame the business case. During a discovery call, Volare builds a model against your actual absenteeism, turnover, and headcount data.
What does a Volare corporate wellness program include?
Group counseling, emotional-regulation and burnout-prevention workshops, manager training, and ongoing clinician-led support — designed to be lighter-weight and more human than a traditional EAP. Reach out for a tailored scope.
Build the Business Case With Real Numbers
Book a discovery call and we'll model your organization's return against your actual headcount, turnover, and absenteeism data.