Running HR shouldn’t mean rebuilding spreadsheets from scratch or second-guessing calculations.
The HR Starter Kit gives you a ready-to-use set of Excel templates to manage time off, performance reviews, compensation decisions, and core HR metrics
without complex systems or expensive software.
HR teams are expected to do everything - often with limited tools.
HR work doesn’t come with extra hours in the day.
You’re expected to manage performance reviews, pay decisions, PTO tracking, turnover metrics, and hiring costs – while also handling employee questions, leadership requests, and day-to-day issues.
Somewhere in between all of that, you’re also expected to build the tools to manage it.
That usually means:
- Creating spreadsheets from scratch late at night or between meetings
- Manual calculations that take too long
- Double-checking formulas you don't fully trust
- Pay decisions that feel rushed or unclear
- Leadership asking for numbers you don’t have ready
- Being pushed toward expensive software for problems Excel already solves
The work itself isn’t the issue – it’s the time and effort it takes to design systems before you can even use them.
And usually, the problem isn’t strategy – it’s structure.
You don’t need to reinvent HR tools.
Starting from a blank sheet every time slows everything down, increases the risk of errors, and pulls your focus away from the work that actually matters.
This is how HR becomes overwhelmed – not because of lack of skill, but lack of systems.
And paying high monthly fees for software that only solves part of the problem isn’t always realistic – especially for small teams.
The Solution
The HR Starter Kit gives you proven, ready-to-use templates designed by a compensation and HR professional - so you can skip the setup and get straight to using them.
Get these templates and more!
A simple, flexible HR foundation – built in Excel
Imagine Everything you can get DONE with these resources at your fingertips!
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Annual Merit Increase Program $1,000 Value
A structured way to budget and allocate merit increases based on performance and position in range.
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Turnover Report Template $1,000 Value
Stay on top of your organizations turnover, by understanding where the highest rates are coming from.
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Total Rewards Statement $1,000 Value
Show employees the full value of their compensation - not just base pay.
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Performance Review Template $1,000 Value
Standardize performance reviews with a clear structure that supports fair evaluations and documentation.
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PTO Tracking Spreadsheet $500 Value
Track employee time off balances, usage, and remaining PTO in one organized file.
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Salary Increase Review Template $500 Value
Keep track of off-cycle requests for promotions and increases, and utilize the built in metrics so all are evaluated consistently and fairly.
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Cost of Hire Worksheet $500 Value
This template helps you track costs throughout the hiring lifecycle - from advertising, interviewing and onboarding.
Total Value $5,500
$997
Only $297
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The HR Starter Kit was SPECIFICALLY Designed for someone who is:
An HR generalist or HR team of one
A growing company formalizing HR processes
A founder or operations leader managing HR internally
Anyone tired of rebuilding spreadsheets
Most HR teams don’t need another platform.
They need:
- Simple, reliable tools
- Clear calculations they can trust
- Templates that reflect real HR workflows - not generic spreadsheets
The HR Starter Kit gives you 7 core HR templates, so you can:
- Manage people processes consistently
- Make informed pay and performance decisions
- Answer leadership questions with confidence
- Spend less time building spreadsheets and more time using them
No complicated software.
No steep learning curve.
Just clear templates that do the heavy lifting.
Every template is designed specifically for you to be able to easily input your information – with formulas and charts already set up, so you don’t have to understand how to edit formulas or create charts from scratch.
Get the HR Starter Kit Today
Download once.
Customize for your organization.
Use it year after year.
Why am I qualified to help with this?
My experience in HR and Compensation spans across multiple industries, including small startups to fortune 500 companies.
Time Saving Templates began over 10 years ago, and prior to that my background was in corporate compensation and HR.
Over the last 5 years, I’ve expanded into compensation consulting and enjoy working 1-1 with clients.
Time Saving Templates has evolved into a trusted resource for HR and compensation teams who want practical, DIY solutions – without having to set up formulas from scratch.
After everything I've learned and been through, I still get the most joy out of helping YOU!
That's why Time Saving Templates is on a mission to help you Streamline & Save Time
Start With a Strong HR Foundation
Instead of juggling disconnected files, start with a system that supports:
Better decisions
Clearer communication
More confidence in your HR processes
What you deserve is easy access to a set of High-Quality HR Spreadsheet Templates, crafted by an experienced and certified expert.
Total Value $5,500
$997
Only $297
The HR Starter Kit gives you the essentials – without overcomplicating HR.
Your struggles end here. You NEVER have to create HR spreadsheets from scratch again.
Just listen to what our customers are saying:
What is included with each template?
- All templates are designed in MS Excel, but also compatible with Google Sheets
- All templates come with easy PDF directions and links to videos for extra help
- All templates are designed for ease of use and have the same color coding
- PTO Tracking Spreadsheet
How the PTO Tracking Template works:
- Track employee vacation and paid time off in one organized file.
- Ensure time off policies are applied fairly by monitoring usage and remaining balances.
- Use it for: Vacation, sick time, personal time, and basic PTO reporting.
- Includes fields to track 14 company holidays and 10 different categories of time off.
- Includes monthly time off report and an annual employee report.
2. Employee Performance Review Template
How it works:
- Standardize performance reviews across employees, manager and departments.
- Improve fairness and efficiency - with consistent scoring criteria and format
- Works for annual or semi-annual reviews, goal tracking, and performance discussions.
- Easily combine manager and peer review ratings for a 360 full review.
- Current file has 20 individual employee tabs for their review, but can be saved multiple times for groups larger than 20.
- Ability to assign up to 12 metrics per employees. Comes with sample metrics.
3. Annual Merit Increase Matrix
- Run a smarter, fairer and fully data-driven merit increase cycle - without expensive software fees.
- Tie increases to performance ratings + compa-ratio (position to range mid).
- Model, set and control merit budgets with clear guidelines.
- Use it for: Merit cycles, budgeting raises, and consistent decision-making.
- Identify employees below, within and above market.
4. Salary Increase Calculator (Compensation Metrics)
- Great for staying organized with off-cycle increases and promotions through out the year.
- Comes with built in compensation metrics - so every request is evaluated consistently and fairly.
- Specified pages for Salaried to Salaried, Hourly to Hourly and Hourly to Salaried changes and promotions.
- Use it for: Promotions, adjustments, and pay change scenarios.
- Can also be used to track approvals.
5. Employee Total Rewards Statement
See an example of how it works here:
- Show employees the full value of their compensation - not just base pay.
- A personalized Rewards Statement can improve employee retention.
- This template helps streamline the process of collecting all comp and benefits data needed to go in each statement.
- The main statement page will pull in all the pay and benefits data based on each employee ID entered.
- Directions include how to save the statement as a PDF.
- This is a simple template to get you started with statements, (see Rewards Accelerator for the automation features).
6. Employee Turnover Report Template
See an example here:
- Track turnover rates over time and understand where attrition is happening.
- Use it for: Leadership reporting, workforce planning, and trend analysis.
- Easily summarizes your turnover rates by department, manager and employee tenure.
- Track voluntary and involuntary turnover rates.
- BONUS: Upgraded version that tracks turnover by date of hire (tenure).
7. Cost to Hire Worksheet
How the Cost to Hire Template works:
- Understand what it really costs to hire an employee.
- Use it for: Recruiting analysis, budgeting, and justifying hiring investments.
- Template is set up so you can add up to 20 expense categories, into each of the 3 main buckets, for the most flexibility.
- Summary will automatically update with your total expenses per category
- In addition, the 3 main cost buckets: Recruitment, Selection and Training will also be summarized.
- Ability to track cost of time spent on recruiting activities.
Get these added BONUSES included when you buy today:
BONUS #1: Upgrade Report for Turnover by Tenure
- Refreshed reports to show turnover compared to employees tenure.
- Simply paste in employee's date of hire, then the years of service/ tenure is calculated based on the date you set.
- Formulas already set up to group tenure categories for reporting: 1-2 years of service, 3-5 years of service etc. You are able to set the category range.
BONUS #2: Resignation Proof Roadmap
- PDF guide filled with different methods and strategies for improving turnover.
- Includes non-compensation ideas and programs that help increase retention.
- Sample exit interview questions and 'stay' interview questions.
- How to improve retention based on the data shown in your turnover template.
BONUS #3: Salary Range Re-Set Template
- A simple template to help increase existing salary ranges by a certain percentage.
- Ideal when you have already developed strong ranges, but need a 'quick' refresh, not a full market review.
- Formulas are set up so you can select the amount of rounding and it will calculated rounded ranges.
BONUS #4: Unprotected Formulas Versions
- All templates will come with the formulas unprotected, in case you want to make edits or customizations (although it's not necessary).
- The name or business name of your choice is the only protection, everything else is editable.
Built to Save Time (and Reduce Mistakes)
Each template is:
- Pre-formatted
- Formula-driven
- Easy to update year over year
- Designed to reduce manual errors
Common Questions!
This package is compatible with:
MS Excel or Google Sheets
Direction files are in PDF format.
The templates will be emailed to you within 24 hours of purchase, but usually it’s within a few hours during the daytime.
All orders are sent from [email protected] or [email protected]
Sometimes the emails can get stuck in the junk or promotions folders, so don’t forget to check there for it.
Yes! The templates are designed in MS Excel and are compatible with all versions of Excel.
With a Mac computer, you will need ‘Excel for Macs’ or Google Sheets. Templates do not work with Numbers program on the Mac.
Most templates work well with Google Sheets, which is a free program, as well as One Drive online Excel.
When purchasing the templates as-is, you agree to the licensing terms which allow the template to be used by the buyer only, and to not share the templates with others who haven’t paid for the product.
All templates come personalized with your name or business name, and that cell remains protected.
You may purchase the license upgrade to use the templates for your own clients, when it is part of a service you provide. See the Commercial license option at checkout for more details.
Most of the templates come with the cells with formulas protected, to provide a fool-proof experience and prevent someone from accidentally deleting or writing over a formula, which could cause the template to not work as described.
There is usually an extra fee to receive the editable formulas version of each template. When you purchase from this page, you will receive the editable versions as a BONUS for free.