The short answer
A hiring-cost simulator estimates contributions, withholdings and company cost versus net pay, applying the collective agreement and contribution group, before anything is filed with the TGSS. It is for comparing scenarios; it does not register the person.
Anyone searching for “company cost vs net pay” needs the number before they sign or send the registration. The simulator does not replace the procedure or your labour adviser’s judgement.
Vacly Laboral starts at €2.50 per employee per month, VAT included. 15-day trial.
What is an employee hiring-cost simulator?
It is an estimate of the cost of bringing someone in, built from agreement and contribution data, without touching Social Security yet. It is not the registration. It is not the first month’s closed payslip.
- You try contributions, withholdings and company cost for a new hire.
- You see company cost versus net pay: what it costs you and what the person takes home.
- You enter the collective agreement and contribution group. Without those, the number is a wish.
- You compare scenarios (hours, salary, group) before you decide.
- It does not file the registration with the TGSS. When the procedure is due, that is another circuit.
What does it calculate: contributions, withholdings and company cost?
Gross salary is not the cost. Anyone who hires without simulating finds out on the first payslip.
- Contributions: the part that moves company cost, not only take-home pay.
- Withholdings: what sits between gross and net.
- Company cost vs net: both sides of the same offer. One without the other misleads.
- It is an estimate. It is not the signed slip or a TGSS certificate.
- Built for payroll firms and SMEs: the firm uses it with the client; the SME, before committing.
What role do the collective agreement and contribution group play?
Without agreement and group, the simulator is a generic calculator. With them, the scenario looks like the person you are about to hire.
Collective agreement
It sets starting tables and items. The simulator uses them; it does not replace reading the agreement or bargaining above it.
Contribution group
It changes bases and, with them, the cost. A poorly chosen group falsifies the comparison.
It is not the registration
Picking agreement and group in the simulator does not enrol anyone with the TGSS.
What is comparing scenarios for?
An offer is not a single number. Hours, salary and group change company cost and net pay at the same time.
- You compare two or more hypotheses before talking to the person or the client.
- You avoid committing to a gross figure that, as company cost, does not fit.
- The payroll firm shows the comparison; it does not improvise the gap in the meeting.
- Exporting or deciding afterwards is still yours. The simulator estimates; it does not close the contract.
Does the simulator file the registration with the TGSS?
No. This is the line that must not be sold badly. Estimating is not filing.
- It does not file the registration, the leaving or a variation. It does not touch Social Security.
- When the registration is filed, it is done by whoever holds the authorisation (company or payroll firm on the RED System), in the proper procedure.
- There is no simulator “certification”. There is no official badge for a “homologated hiring calculator”.
- It does not replace labour advice. If the group or the agreement is wrongly set, the number will be wrong.
FAQ
What is an employee hiring-cost simulator?
An estimate of contributions, withholdings and company cost vs net, with agreement and group, before anything is filed with the TGSS.
Does it register the person with Social Security?
No. It estimates. The registration is filed by whoever is authorised on the RED System, in another procedure.
Do you need the agreement and the contribution group?
Yes, if you want a number that looks like the person. Without them, the comparison is generic.
Does it replace the payroll firm or the adviser?
No. It helps you decide the cost. Legal judgement and the procedure are something else.
Is it the same as generating the first payslip?
No. Generating payroll closes a real month. The simulator estimates a hire that does not exist yet.
What does it cost and how do we try it?
Vacly Laboral starts at €2.50 per employee per month, VAT included. The trial is 15 days.
How Vacly’s hiring simulator handles this
[Vacly’s hiring simulator](/producto/laboral/simulador-alta) estimates contributions, withholdings and company cost versus net pay, with collective agreement and contribution group, and lets you compare scenarios. It does not file the registration with the TGSS. It does not replace labour advice. From €2.50 per employee per month, VAT included. 15-day trial.