Breathe, HR software provider for SMEs, announces the findings from its survey into the business impact of time spent on administrative tasks. The research polled 375 Senior Decision Makers (SDMs) at UK SMEs and found that, on average, an hour (62 minutes) is spent on admin each week. This equates to over seven working days […]

As part of our series taking a look at the projects that PAs and EAs are tackling as part of their day-to-day work, we talk to Nathalie Gregory, PA & Office Administrator at Liquidnet Europe, about planning an office move… Tell us about the project and its objectives Over the last two to three years, […]

Average small business owners now spend more than a quarter of their time battling red tape and regulations. A survey of 500 SMEs by online printing company instantprint revealed that hurdles such as HR compliance, health and safety demands and pension admin are stopping owners from growing their enterprise. These distractions and other admin tasks […]

95% of organisations are still using paper and manual data entry in their finance function, with only 5% describing their accounts payable processes as ‘fully automated’, according to a new survey by business automation software provider V1. V1 surveyed senior finance and IT professionals across a range of industries to find out about their use […]

60% of business decision makers expect double-digit growth for their company in 2016, according to new research from fleet and vehicle management company LeasePlan. However, more than seven out of 10 admit that to some extent excessive admin is actually slowing the growth of their company. Decision makers at large SMEs (between 251-1000 employees) claim […]

Admin overload is leaving business decision makers feeling overwhelmed and stressed, reveals new research from the world’s largest fleet and vehicle management company, LeasePlan UK. 80% of business decision makers and 90% of c-suite executives say they have had to spend time outside working hours to catch up on their work administrative tasks, with more […]