How Many Hours Does Manual Admin Cost UK Businesses?

The average UK office worker loses 12–18 hours per week to manual admin: data entry, status chases, formatting, switching between systems, and reporting. That's £14,000–£22,000 per employee per year of pure overhead.

How many hours UK businesses lose to manual admin per week, per employee, per year — with the £ cost and how AI eliminates 60–80%.