Risk ratings - WFA API

The assessment risk scores use a 0–10 scale and can include decimals. Higher scores indicate higher risk. overallTrip is the weighted aggregate; do not calculate it as a simple average of the returned fields.

Score bands

Band	Score	Text colour	Background
Low	Less than 4.5	`#0cbfaa`	`#e6f8f6`
Medium	4.5 through 7, inclusive	`#fab515`	`#fef7e7`
High	Greater than 7	`#ff0000`	`#fff4f4`

Returned scores

Field	Risk category
`workingRights`	Working rights
`payrollTax`	Payroll tax
`socialSecurity`	Social security
`corporateTax`	Corporate tax / permanent establishment
`employmentLaw`	Employment law
`contractorMisclass`	Contractor misclassification; Hire From Anywhere only.
`overallTrip`	Weighted aggregate

Cumulative company risk

cumulativePeRiskLevel is a separate text risk level for Work From Anywhere. It reflects cumulative company permanent-establishment exposure and is not another 0–10 score. It is omitted from the Hire From Anywhere response.

Results still processing

A retrieve response with message: "Pending" means risk results are not ready. Wait briefly, then retrieve the same assessment ID again. Use a bounded polling timeout. Source for score bands and colours: original WFA API documentation.