eScribe v Employees

In-House vs Outsourcing
-	An employee's actual cost is approximately 2 to 2.5 times their salary.
-	Full time employees are paid an hourly rate to attend the office for a certain of amount of hours per day.
-	eScribe charges for actual productivity only either by an hourly rate, audio minute or per page – depending on the nature of the transcription and client preference.
-	Temp agencies charge a minimum of 4 hours, eScribe has no minimum charges.

Example Only	Employee
Employee’s Hourly Rate	$25.00
Overhead Rate @ 50%	+12.50
	$37.50
Real productivity hourly rate	$15.00*
ACTUAL HOURLY RATE *Productivity leverage 40%:	$52.50

Costs You Don’t Pay For	Employee	Temps	eScribe
Productivity time only
Advertising
Recruitment agency fees
Interviewing time
Repetitive inductions
Repetitive training
Time spent on third parties
Superannuation @ 9%
Public holidays
Annual leave
Leave loading
Temporary relief for leave
Sick leave
Wages in quiet time
Wages in technology down time
Interruptions to other team members
Personal and idle time
Coffee breaks
WorkCover
Maternity entitlements
PAYG to calculate and collect
Office space, facilities and resources
Equipment and software
Vested interest in your business


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