Failing technology leads to UK workers wasting up to 50 hours a year

Having the right office equipment in place can help companies save time and money, since the average UK worker is wasting 50 hours a year as a result of failing technology in the office, according to a recent survey.

The research from serviced office specialist Workthere estimates that these failings could result in an £11 billion loss for UK businesses, based on employment data from the ONS*. In particular, the next generation of office workers, those aged between 16 and 24, struggle most with outdated tech, wasting 62% more time every week on inefficient technology (67 minutes) compared to their colleagues that are aged 55 or over (41 minutes).

The survey of over 1,000 UK office workers, also found that it took around 42 working hours for an individual office employee to fully familiarise themselves with each new piece of software, which Workthere estimates equals around £830 worth of a professional employee’s time.
With businesses having introduced an average of four pieces of new software over the past three years, 45% of workers claim that despite their employers’ investment in new technology, they don’t invest enough time into training staff to use it properly.

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