Netchex Index Score
Most HR and payroll problems don’t announce themselves. They show up as overtime you can’t explain, turnover you can’t reduce, and admin hours you can’t get back. The Netchex Index Score is a free, 5-minute assessment that benchmarks your setup against your industry and calculates the real dollar cost of the gaps — so you know exactly where to focus.
How does your HR & payroll setup really stack up?
Answer 11 questions. Get a personalized score benchmarked against your industry — and a clear picture of what it’s costing you.
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Question 1 of 14
I am primarily the…
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CFO / Financial Leader
Focus: ROI & cost control
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HR Director / VP of People
Focus: People & retention
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Office Manager / HR Generalist
Focus: Daily operations
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Business Owner / Operator
Focus: Growth & risk
Question 2 of 14
What industry best describes your organization?
📊 This calibrates your benchmark comparisons — industry averages for overtime, turnover, and admin burden vary significantly by sector.
Hospitality
Hotels, resorts, venues
Food & Drink
Restaurants, QSR, catering
Healthcare
Clinics, senior care, home health
Automotive
Dealerships, service centers
Building Services
Facilities, janitorial, maintenance
Consumer Banking
Banks, credit unions
Education Services
K-12, charter schools, tutoring
Retail
Stores, distribution, fulfillment
Fitness & Health Clubs
Gyms, studios, wellness
Car Wash
Express, full-service, detail
Sheriff / Public Safety
Law enforcement, public safety
Other
Deskless or hourly workforce
Question 3 of 14
How many employees do you have?
1 – 25
26 – 50
51 – 100
101 – 250
251 – 500
501 – 1,000
1,000+
Question 4 of 14
Do you manage employees across multiple locations?
📊 Multi-location operations increase HR admin burden by 30–40% — separate payroll runs, location-specific compliance, and limited manager visibility all stack up fast.
No — single location
Yes — 2 to 5 locations
Yes — 6 or more locations
Question 5 of 14
Do you pay tipped wages, piece-rate, or variable pay?
📊 Tipped wage and variable pay compliance is one of the top FLSA risk areas — tip credits, tip pooling rules, and flat-rate pay calculations are common audit triggers.
Yes — tipped wages
Restaurants, hotels, bars
Yes — piece-rate or variable
Auto flat-rate, production, commissions
No — standard hourly or salary
Question 6 of 14
What percentage of your workforce regularly works overtime?
📊 The target is below 8% of workforce hours. Above 12% is a measurable cost signal — typically $1,400 per overtime-heavy employee annually.
12%
0%35%+
Question 7 of 14
How many hours per week does your HR or admin team spend on payroll, benefits, and employee questions combined?
📊 Best-in-class teams spend fewer than 6 hours/week on payroll processing. Most teams are surprised by how far above that they are.
18hrs/wk
2 hrs/wk40 hrs/wk+
Question 8 of 14
What is your current annual employee turnover rate?
📊 Every point above industry average has a real dollar cost — typically 50–150% of that employee’s annual salary to replace.
45%
0%150%+
Question 9 of 14
How do your employees typically access their schedule, pay stubs, and PTO requests?
📊 Employees without mobile self-service generate 3–5× more HR desk traffic — calls, texts, and walk-ins that pull your team away from higher-value work.
They use a mobile app
Self-service is working well
They log into a website
Available, but not always convenient
They call or text a manager
High volume of manual requests
Mostly paper or in-person
No digital self-service
Question 10 of 14
Do you know why your employees leave?
📊 Organizations that track exit reasons reduce voluntary turnover by 18–26%. If you don’t know what’s driving people out, it’s hard to change it.
Yes — we track it consistently
Exit interviews or stay conversations
Sometimes — when we remember to ask
Rarely — we piece it together after
No — usually when they ghost us
Question 11 of 14
Have you experienced any payroll tax notices, ACA filing issues, or benefits enrollment errors in the last two years?
📊 Best-in-class companies have zero compliance notices. Even one tax notice costs an average of $8,000–$25,000 to resolve — and signals systemic exposure.
None — clean record
1–2 issues
3+ issues
Yes — with financial impact
Question 12 of 14
Does your HR, payroll, time, and benefits data live in one system — or does your team re-enter information between platforms?
📊 Manual data re-entry introduces errors at 1–4% per entry. For payroll and benefits, those errors are expensive to find and fix — and create compliance exposure.
Fully integrated — one system
Partially integrated — some manual steps
Significant manual re-entry between systems
Question 13 of 14
How long does it take a new hire to receive their first paycheck?
📊 Nearly 1 in 3 hourly workers who quit in their first 90 days cite pay timing as a factor. First-paycheck speed is a direct driver of early turnover in high-churn industries.
Same day or next day
Onboarding and pay are connected
3 to 5 business days
1 to 2 weeks
More than 2 weeks
Common with manual onboarding
Question 14 of 14
If you could fix one HR or payroll problem in your organization tomorrow, what would it be?
📊 Your answer shapes the most important section of your report — we’ll show you exactly which Netchex modules solve it.
Payroll errors
OT overages
High turnover
Slow onboarding
Scheduling & callouts
Slow first paycheck
Tipped wage complexity
Multi-location visibility
Compliance surprises
Open enrollment chaos
Manual data re-entry
Report building
Employee questions
Benefits confusion
- Analyzing your answers
- Benchmarking against your industry
- Calculating Netchex Index Score
- Generating your personalized report
Your Netchex Index Score
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Your Score Breakdown
💰 Save Dollars
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⏱ Save Time
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🔥 Drive Engagement
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🛡 Reduce Risk
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Your Estimated Annual Opportunity
What This Means for You
Netchex Modules That Close Your Gaps
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ICP Optimizer: Questions Worth Adding
These signals matter most for hourly, deskless, and multi-location workforces — Netchex’s core customer. Adding them to your assessment would sharpen every score below.
Suggested Question
Do employees work across multiple locations?
Multi-location payroll, scheduling, and compliance complexity drives 30–40% higher admin burden.
Suggested Question
Do you pay tipped wages, piece-rate, or variable pay?
Pay complexity is a top compliance risk in food, hospitality, and automotive.
Suggested Question
Do employees have mobile access to schedules, pay stubs, and PTO?
Deskless workers without mobile self-service generate 3–5× more HR desk questions per week.
Suggested Question
How long does it take a new hire to receive their first paycheck?
First-paycheck speed directly affects early turnover in hourly workforces.
⚠ Question to Reconsider
Q8 — Engagement Measurement uses Gallup framing that resonates with corporate HR teams but not with restaurant, hotel, or facilities managers. Consider replacing with: “Do you currently track why employees leave?”
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A 30-minute live walkthrough will show you exactly how much time and money you’d recover.
About Netchex: Netchex is a single-platform HCM solution purpose-built for hourly and deskless workforces — from the hotel front desk to the manufacturing floor. Trusted by 6,000+ businesses across hospitality, healthcare, auto dealerships, manufacturing, and more.
Data sources: SHRM Benchmarking Reports (2023–2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, Gallup Workplace Research, American Payroll Association, NADA Annual Dealership Workforce Study, Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends.