UK:EPSON NEEDS A HERO !

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Epson Needs a Hero
Epson
has launched the Epson Office Hero Awards in the UK and Ireland to
celebrate the thousands of employees across the country who take time
out of their daily work duties to help their colleagues with a myriad
of “IT problems”.  From fixing the photocopier, to retrieving lost
documents on the PC, these “office heroes” often go unrecognised and
their contribution to their business is mostly underestimated. The
Epson Office Heroes Award is about recognising the countrys unsung
office heroes”38% of small businesses harbour an unofficial IT boffin
within their workforce. Of these 700,000 “IT gurus’, nearly 40% spend
the equivalent of 8 days a year helping their colleagues tackle every
day technical problems – tasks which are vital to the smooth running of
the company.  These IT saviours, save small businesses almost ₤11
billion per annum on salaries otherwise needed for permanent in-house
IT professionals*.The Epson Office Hero Awards are the perfect platform
to thank and praise the individuals who are always on hand to answer
technical questions – no matter how small, despite it being out of
their remit.   Employers can nominate for their unofficial helpers via
http://www.epson.co.uk/officehero
Below is a list of the most frequent
problems people encounter on a daily basis which technically savvy
employees can often help out with:

A recent survey in the UK by Epson shows that
1. Problems retrieving lost documents on the computer – 38%
2. PC’s crashing – 19%
3. Enlarging/reducing copies from A4 to A3 on photocopier – 12%
4. Printing on letter-headed paper/labels – 8%
5. Conference calling – 6%
6.  Other – 17%

 Epson
is calling on employers in small businesses (with up to 50 employees)
to nominate the person who answers everyone’s technical questions, no
matter how trivial.  Does the HR officer cut short her lunch to fix a
jam in the photocopier?  Does the office junior drop everything to help
colleagues set up PowerPoint for an important presentation?  Does the
accountant race to the printer when a deadline is looming and a printer
needs the ink replacing?  If so, Epson would love to hear about
it.Katrina Timmis, Channel Manager, Epson Ireland comments: ‘The Epson
Office Heroes Award is about recognising the country’s unsung office
heroes – they save the day on a regular basis and give up their time to
help out.  These people in small business across Ireland work outside
their job specification to help with technical problems affecting
efficiency and are vital to the everyday running of small firms.  We
want to acknowledge their influence on successful business practices,
and help give them the recognition they deserve.’If you know an IT
champion in your office that deserves the title of Epson Office Hero
2006, simply log on to http://www.epson.co.uk/officehero for details of how to
nominate them.

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November 28, 2006 at 11:27 AM