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What is your workplace conflict really costing you?

Using real Australian research, put an honest number on it. No names, nothing saved.

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What is this conflict really costing you?

Workplace conflict is expensive in ways that rarely show up on a balance sheet: lost hours, quiet stress, good people edging towards the door. It is also a recognised workplace psychosocial hazard, one Australian employers now have a duty to manage. In two minutes, using real Australian research, let's put an honest number on it. No names, nothing saved, no obligation.

Which of these is closest to the situation?

Roughly how many people does it touch?

6 people

Everyone caught up in it, not just the two at the centre.

230+

What's the average salary of those involved?

$95,000

A rough average is fine. Used only to value people's time.

$55k$250k+

How much time each week does it quietly eat, per person?

2.8 hrs / week

Venting, avoiding, re-hashing, lost focus. Australian research puts the average at about 2.8 hours.

0.510+

How long has it been running?

3 months

From when it first started affecting the work.

124+

Is any of this true? (tap the ones that apply)

It's causing stress-related sick daysAdds absenteeism to the estimate
At least one person is thinking of leavingAdds turnover risk, shown separately
It regularly pulls in a manager or HRAdds management time

In a sentence, what's going on? (optional, no names)

Just for your own clarity. Naming it is often the first step. This isn't used in the maths.

The cost of this conflict

If nothing changes, over the next 3 months this is on track to cost your organisation about:

$0

It has likely already cost around $0.

Resolve now+12 months
Where it comes from$0
Plus a looming $0 in turnover risk if someone walks. The Australian HR Institute puts replacing one person at 50% of their salary or more, and it's the cost people miss most.
If this tips into a psychological injury claim, the stakes climb sharply. In Australia the median mental health claim now runs about $67,400 in compensation and 35.7 weeks lost from work (Safe Work Australia, 2025), and conflict is a recognised psychosocial hazard employers are legally required to manage.

This is what the story is costing. It doesn't have to keep costing.

Around 80% of workplace mediations reach a resolution, most in a single sitting. A conversation now is almost always a fraction of the figure above, and the relationships come out the other side. Let's talk it through, no obligation.

Want this to take away, plus some practical tips for moving forward?

We'll email you your result plus a few practical next steps for navigating the conflict, yours to keep. Travis may reach out to talk it through, entirely without pressure.

Thanks, that's on its way. Talk soon.

This is a research-based estimate, not a quote. See how it's calculated below.

How we calculate this

A deliberately conservative, research-based estimate. Time lost defaults to about 2.8 hours per person per week, the international CPP Global benchmark, valued on base salary only over a 1,976-hour working year. Absenteeism and management time are counted only if you tick them. Turnover is shown separately as a risk, at 50% of salary, the Australian HR Institute's lower bound, with senior roles running 150 to 200%. Conflict is a recognised psychosocial hazard under Australian WHS law; where it escalates, the median Australian psychological injury claim now runs about $67,400 and 35.7 weeks lost from work (Safe Work Australia, Key WHS Statistics 2025), shown as context and never added to the running total. Mediation resolves around 80% of disputes (Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council; Fair Work Ombudsman). Sources: Safe Work Australia (2025), Australian HR Institute, the SafeWork psychosocial hazards framework, PwC and Beyond Blue, ADRAC, Fair Work Ombudsman, and CPP Global.

An estimate for reflection, not a formal quote or financial advice. Nothing you enter is stored unless you choose to email your result.

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