British workplaces are playing IT catch-up as employees
struggle to conquer the technology divide, says aSamsungsurvey.
The Samsung survey, in partnership with
YouGov, shows that 20% of the 1,000 questioned say they do not
have the basic IT facilities to carry out their day-to-day job for
their employer.
The average UK employee also believed their IT skills were
"average" at best, with 5% believing them to be poor. The survey
also highlighted that 38% have no method of feeding back on the IT
that they are provided to do their jobs.
Graham Paterson, IT business director at Samsung IT, said, "Our
survey indicates that many employees believe their IT skills need
to be further bolstered by both training and access to new
technologies in order to help them do their jobs."
Other survey findings:
- 10% of UK employees believe that their company's IT system is
currently poor, and 37% believe it to be average.
- 11% are allowed to work remotely, and 10% are provided with a
home PC.
- 19% of employers invest in new IT "only when absolutely
necessary", and 8% do it "hardly ever".