Study Into Business Processes Hits National News

Webexpenses study of 2000 UK office workers uncovers that nearly a third of an employee’s time is wasted on pointless business processes.

The new research profiled how much time is wasted by following business processes that are outdated, inefficient or just simply a waste of time.

The findings provide clarity in how businesses have the opportunity to dramatically improve their business processes by investing more in widely-available technology to enable their employees to become more productive and efficient.

The breakdown:

  • Time-consuming conversations – 34 minutes
  • Attending pointless meetings – 29 minutes
  • Completing paperwork – 29 minutes
  • Using old or failing technology – 26 minutes
  • Pointless processes e.g. expenses – 24 minutes

This research has been covered in leading UK national media, including The Sun, The Mirror, The Independent and The London Economic.

To read the news release here or for further information on the study contact: press@webexpenses.com

Related articles

An image displaying all the badges we've won in the G2 Summer report 2026.

The top-rated expense management platform in the UK (according to your peers) 

G2’s summer report just dropped and, well, we killed it. Webexpenses is ranked #1 overall for expense management, picking up 42 badges across the UK, ANZ (Australia/New Zealand), and EMEA, including #1 in both the UK enterprise and UK mid-market grids.  It goes without saying: Every ranking here is determined by verified reviews from real users. Your peers have […]

Product development team

Why We Published Our Product Roadmap – And Why Most Software Companies Won’t 

A public product roadmap is a live, transparent view of what a software company is building, what is coming next, and what is on the longer-term horizon. We have just launched ours – and anyone can see it. You, your neighbour, that guy you sometimes see riding a unicycle in your local park. Everyone.   That […]

Introducing Expense Cards: The future of spend management

Discover Expense Cards: unprecedented flexibility, automated tracking and real-time policy enforcement. Simplify expenses and empower your finance team.