FOUR EASY WAYS TO HELP EMPLOYEES SAVE TIME

See the difference every day No matter how you rate your business’ current performance, almost every corporate organisation can be more productive – but by how much? We’ve identified four areas that can be improved easily, and have produced short e-guides for all of them. - Four easy ways to improve business collaboration - Five easy ways to be more productive - Four easy ways to help employees save time (this guide) - Four easy ways to allow employees to work more flexibly In this guide, you will find out how to save your staff more time and help them be at their most productive.

Discovering better solutions for better results We understand that cost control is more important than ever, which is why so many organisations like yours are looking for ways to reduce operating costs. One of the best ways to do this is using tools that help your employees work faster and more efficiently, while ensuring that all processes meet existing standards.

Where are you currently losing time? Working around technology downtime

From walking across the office to collect a print, to performing unscheduled maintenance, technology can both help and hinder productivity. How many of these time-wasters do you recognise?

Choosing between quality and speed Walking to and from printers Saving and securing scanned documents manually

Performing unscheduled maintenance

Four steps to save time

55% Address the most common challenges first If employees are unable to solve their most common daily challenges quickly, they can spend much of their working day trying to find a solution. By choosing technology that simplifies administrative tasks and allows them to communicate and collaborate more clearly, you’ll be helping your staff to focus on what’s important.

of UK companies increased their IT security spending in 20151

33 MINUTES

are wasted every day by employees trying to schedule meetings without success2

Almost half (48%) of employees find the need to leave their desk to retrieve prints a top work frustration3

Put technology where it’s actually needed Cut time wasted collecting prints and walking to and from the scanner. Use compact solutions with a low purchase price in more locations throughout the office – and empower employees to take ink and paper refills into their own hands.

Only

24%

of office employees are able to hot-desk as often as they’d like, due to printer incompatibility4

Printer maintenance ranks as one of the biggest causes of frustration for 57% of employees3

Choose reliable technology In fast-paced environments, downtime can have an enormous impact. But if you’re able to trust your technology to operate reliably and consistently when printing or scanning high volumes of work, you can free employees up to focus on the task at hand.

14 HOURS

are wasted every year in European businesses due to technology downtime5

The UK ranks the worst for downtime, losing 27 hours per year5

Downtime and data loss cost UK businesses £10.5 billion in 20146

Invest in reliable technology You want to know that your next IT solution won’t cost you more in the long term – and that all those efficiencies and savings are real and measurable. The right technology needs to come at an affordable purchase price, be easy to implement on a wide scale, and cut wasted resources and time.

70%

of European organisations lack full understanding of their printing costs7

For every £1 spent on print hardware, another £9 is spent throughout the printer’s lifecycle7

Make IT easy for everyone Make work hassle-free With Epson’s Print365 managed print service, you can match your business’ monthly requirements to your choice of Epson device – you buy the paper, and Print365 takes care of everything else.

Unlock weeks of additional productivity Print up to 1.5 times faster than colour lasers and copiers – for typical print jobs of a few pages – with our WorkForce Pro printers8.

Eliminate administrative disruptions Our WorkForce Pro RIPS printers enable disruptionfree printing – they produce up to 75,000 pages between ink changes; and they can save up to 100 minutes of worker time on interventions compared to colour lasers and copiers9.

Capture documents with ease Epson’s scanners include Document Capture Pro technology, simplifying the capture, digitisation, and protection of critical business documents. Scan to a password-protected PDF, and pre-define save locations on your corporate server to streamline essential processes and protect private information.

Choose speed and quality Epson’s WorkForce Pro range with PrecisionCore technology combines speed, quality, reliability and flexibility to ensure demanding print requirements are met quickly, and to a high standard. Inch for inch, PrecisionCore is one of the fastest inkjet printing technologies in the world, capable of delivering crisp, clear prints across a range of media.

Got a few more minutes to spare? Discover new ways to save time for your business at: www.epson.eu/resources

Make the switch to inkjet and see how much smaller your environmental impact will be: www.epson.eu/eco-saving

Sources 1. http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/is-a-lack-of-security-understanding-placing-uk-businesses-at-a-disadvantage--1284034 2. http://everythingvoice.co.uk/ev/unified-communications-is-proven-to-increase-productivity-in-businesses-here-are-the-statistics/ 3. http://www.epson.co.uk/blog/distributed-print-model-can-unlock-huge-productivity-gains/ 4. http://www.worksmart.org.uk/news/2015/03/is-remote-working-right-for-you 5. http://www.elitetele.com/news/read/how-much-is-your-downtime-costing-you 6. http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/e-innovation/data-loss-downtime-costs-uk-10-5-billion-per-year-156762 7. https://www.canon.co.uk/Images/Managed_Print_Services_-_A_Business_Tool_for_the_Information_Age%5B1%5D_tcm14-664608.pdf 8. As tested by BLI, over two months to April 2015, FSOT against a selection of competing machines, as commissioned by Epson 9. As tested by BLI, over two months to April 2015, against key competing laser copiers, as commissioned by Epson