Free employer tools
Quick, honest numbers for businesses that hire cleaning and hospitality staff, whether you employ directly or use an agency.
In short
These tools use UK statutory rates published on GOV.UK, each with a source link and the date it applies from. Figures were last checked on 12 October 2026 and are reviewed when rates change each April. Each tool works without JavaScript and shows its formula.
The true hourly cost of employing a cleaner directly: pay, holiday pay, employer National Insurance and pension, set against agency rates.
Minimum wage and holiday pay checkerCheck a proposed hourly rate against the legal minimum for the worker's age, and see the holiday pay it carries.
Agency Workers Regulations calculatorThe 12-week equal-treatment rule in plain English, with a date calculator and what pauses or resets the clock.
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