Benchmarks
Who should I share Benchmarks information with?
Benchmarks information provides real insight into what other local care providers pay their staff and how they are doing in terms of recruiting and retaining staff. You can give different roles in your workplace viewing rights in ASC-WDS by adding ...
What's the difference between rank and position?
Rank shows you where you sit within your comparison group along with a notional RAG rating (red, amber, green). Position shows you where you sit within your comparison group but also provides additional information on the full range of pay rates, ...
What's a comparison group?
A comparison group is who you’re being compared to in the Benchmarks area. In ASC-WDS you are compared to care providers providing the same main service as you (e.g. care home with nursing) in the same local authority as you (e.g. Kent). The ...
What are benchmarks and how can they help my business?
Benchmarks allow you to compare your workforce metrics against similar organisations in your local authority. You can view benchmarks on pay for different job roles, vacancy and turnover rates and the percentage of staff still in their main job role ...
How can you make benchmarks more accurate and useful?
Your Benchmarks data is at its most useful when it's up to date. Your comparison group data is updated every month, so to see the most accurate comparisons, it’s useful if your data reflects your current position. To display data for each Benchmark, ...