Purpose and scope
What this dashboard measures
Convert weekly hours into full-time-equivalent workload and annual capacity.
Weekly hours, Full-time weekly standard, Paid weeks per year, and Unpaid weeks feed the secondary measures beneath the FTE Workload Converter headline; Store Unpaid weeks in its entered unit for comparison.
Instructions
How to use this calculator
Define Weekly hours and Full-time weekly standard from the FTE Workload Converter supplied schedule, then store Paid weeks per year and Unpaid weeks in their recorded units.
- Define Weekly hours and Full-time weekly standard from one FTE Workload Converter reporting period.
- Define Paid weeks per year and Unpaid weeks without changing the Unpaid weeks unit.
- Assemble the FTE Workload Converter and reconcile its headline with secondary measures.
Interpretation
Interpreting the headline metric
FTE expresses workload relative to a standard and should not be read as a person count or performance measure.
Verify Weekly hours, Full-time weekly standard, and Paid weeks per year beside the FTE Workload Converter headline; Unpaid weeks reveals rounding across the secondary measures.
Pair this FTE Workload Converter result with the Annual Working-Hours Calculator when you also need to calculate scheduled annual work hours after weekends, holidays, and planned leave.
Calculation
Method used
Weekly hours are divided by the full-time standard and multiplied by active paid weeks.
The FTE Workload Converter evaluates Weekly hours, Full-time weekly standard, and Paid weeks per year separately; store Unpaid weeks visible outside any percentage, rate, or total.
Calculation method last reviewed: June 21, 2026.
Worked scenario
Example calculation
Reconcile Unpaid weeks with the FTE Workload Converter secondary measures before judging the Unpaid weeks headline scale or units.
Visual audit
Reading the supporting metrics
The FTE Workload Converter dashboard places secondary measures beside Weekly hours, Full-time weekly standard, Paid weeks per year, and Unpaid weeks. Verify Unpaid weeks in its original unit before accepting the secondary measures or headline status.
Boundaries
Important edge cases and limitations
An FTE ratio measures scheduled workload, not productivity, headcount, or benefit eligibility.
Alter Unpaid weeks in the FTE Workload Converter before reading the secondary measures or headline.
Input audit
Checklist for this calculation
- Verify the FTE Workload Converter period and Weekly hours and Full-time weekly standard units.
- Reconcile Unpaid weeks with the FTE Workload Converter secondary measures.
- Assemble a fresh FTE Workload Converter after any Unpaid weeks alter.
Practical use
Recommended workflow
Confirm the organization's full-time standard and whether unpaid periods reduce the capacity being reported.
A useful follow-up is the Billable-Hours Utilization Planner, which can convert available work time into a realistic billable-hour target. To examine an adjacent timing question, use the Monthly Billable Capacity Calendar to estimate billable hours for a selected month after leave and internal commitments.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does 0.8 FTE always mean four workdays per week?
No. The same ratio can be distributed across different days, shifts, or seasonal patterns.
Does Unpaid weeks alter every part of the fte workload converter result?
Store Weekly hours and Full-time weekly standard unchanged and alter Unpaid weeks once in the FTE Workload Converter. Reconcile the Unpaid weeks component with secondary measures to identify a proportional or threshold effect.
How does Unpaid weeks qualify the fte workload converter headline?
The FTE Workload Converter headline compresses Weekly hours and Full-time weekly standard, so reconcile it with Unpaid weeks and secondary measures. The Unpaid weeks denominator then exposes rounding in the FTE Workload Converter.