AUTOMATION: IMPROVING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF WORK
Automation: improving the human experience of work
We hear a lot about how automation boosts workplace productivity and efficiency. But at StaffSavvy, we know it can make employees happier, healthier and more fulfilled too. Here are our top five reasons why workplace automation is good for people.
1. Improving work-life balance
Ever stayed late in the office under a pile of paperwork? With automation, many of those admin tasks you dread are programmed to run without you even noticing.
That reduces stress and burnout, and means you’re home in time for dinner, ready for a relaxing evening with your friends or family. After all, AI is never going to be better at reading bedtime stories than you!
2. Boosting creativity and problem-solving
Let’s face it – some elements of the traditional office job can be pretty dull. For example, no manager relishes the task of drawing up staff rotas, or chasing people to fill in expenses claims.
By automating routine processes, employees are freed up to focus on the parts of their jobs that require skill, critical thinking, and the all-important human touch. That’s a huge win for job satisfaction.
3. Creating time for personal development
If you’re drowning in admin, you don’t have the head space to think about where you want your career to go – let alone the time to get there.
Automation can take the strain, leaving you able to invest in your job and your career. Plus, much training is delivered online these days too. No more desperately arranging a childminder so you can travel to a training centre – your learning can fit in around you.
4. Enabling remote working
During Covid, we all discovered that maybe we didn’t need to be in the workplace all the time to do our jobs successfully. But we also learned the pitfalls of home working – including the hassle of managing a remote team.
By automating workflows, teams can share information and coordinate actions. Team members can access the data they need wherever they are, and collaborate with colleagues through online platforms. And managers have oversight of who’s doing what, and when.
Everyone’s happy – and nobody’s stuck in rush hour traffic!
5. Improving security and compliance
Employers hold a significant amount of personal and sensitive information about their staff, including bank details and health data.
However, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office, there were more than 2,000 incidents of data breaches in the UK in Q4 of 2022 alone. Some 75% were non-cyber incidents, including unauthorised access and human errors such as emailing data to the wrong recipients.
Automation boosts security, e.g. by making it easier to control who has access to what data, and reducing the need to email confidential information. So employees’ personal data can stay personal.
StaffSavvy: helping to create happy workplaces
A smooth-running workplace is a happier one – and automation makes that easier. To find out how StaffSavvy’s workflow automation features can boost your employees’ job satisfaction, and help you recruit and retain staff, book a demo today.