How much is manual work
costing your business?

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1 Your Team
Employees involved in manual processes 8

Staff who regularly copy data, chase approvals, or duplicate work across systems.

1100
Average hourly cost per employee (€) €32

Include salary, employer taxes, and overhead. European office roles typically range €22–€60/hr.

€12€120
2 Time Lost to Manual Work
Hours per week lost per employee 6

Time spent on copy-pasting, chasing updates, re-entering data, and manual handoffs.

1 hr40 hrs
Manual handoffs per day (across team) 12

Each unautomated handoff adds delay, error risk, and coordination overhead.

1100
3 Errors & Rework
Errors caused by manual processes per month 8

Invoicing mistakes, data entry errors, missed handoffs — any rework that shouldn’t happen.

0100
Average hours to fix each error 2

Time spent diagnosing, correcting, and communicating about each mistake.

0.5 hr16 hrs
Estimated Annual Loss
€0
lost to manual operations per year
Wasted labour (manual tasks)
€0
Handoff overhead & coordination
€0
Error & rework cost
€0
Hours lost per week (full team)
0 hrs

Projected annual saving after automation €0
Estimated payback period
Cost Breakdown
Labour waste0%
Handoff overhead0%
Errors & rework0%
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