Business employees waste 50 hours a year because office tech does not work properly

According to new research from serviced office specialist Workthere, the average UK worker is wasting 50 hours a year as a result of failing technology in the office, which Workthere estimates 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 In particular, the next generation of office workers, those aged between 16 and 24, struggle most with outdated tech, wasting 62% more time every week on inefficient technology (67 minutes) compared to their colleagues that are aged 55 or over (41 minutes).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, commissioned by Workthere and carried out by independent research company CensusWide, 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.

Cal Lee, founder of Workthere, commented:

“With regards to the serviced office market in particular, the first thing we are asked about, after the cost, is what specification of technology will be available for a business to use. The office tech inventory can affect profits as well as play a vital role in the perception of a business, both internally and externally. Gone are the days of just ‘location, location, location’ – in the eyes of office workers, digital connectivity tops the list of innovations that will improve the office working experience in the next few years.”

Workthere found that office technology can have a direct impact on employee performance and efficiency, with many employees believing that their company’s investment into its office technology is linked to its investment into staff welfare and how it conducts business. The survey results showed that almost half (46%) of respondents said a business with cheap office technology is probably not going to invest in the wellbeing of its staff. In addition, 24% indicated that they wouldn’t be prepared to do business with companies that do not have the most up-to-date office technology.

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