PA Life Club members will be able to enjoy a Caribbean-inspired party next month, thanks to Sandals Resorts who will be inviting guests to its Luxury Travel Store. Taking place on April 19 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm in West London, attendees will be able to enjoy some delicious canapés and rum punch. A DJ will […]

A group of over 30 PAs got the chance to improve their business travel skills during the first PA Life Masterclass yesterday. Held at Skinners’ Hall, London, attendees got the opportunity to network with other industry professionals and take part in various roundtables. On the day Donna Fitzgerald, business development director from Capita Travel & Events, […]

On average Brits are spending more than seven and a half years of their life feeling tired. New research has discovered that adults spend two hours and 56 minutes feeling drained and low in energy more than 20 hours per week. This amounts to almost four days of each month or six weeks of every […]

It’s that time of year again; the planning of your annual summer party. The corporate summer party is a much-anticipated high point on the annual calendar and is a proven way to support workplace morale, relationship-building and retention. The most successful corporate parties and events are always fun. While it is good to demonstrate a […]

This April will see the return of the Conference and Hospitality Show (CHS), which is set to be the biggest show yet in CHS Group’s history. Taking place on April 24 at the Leeds first direct arena, 35 per cent of the exhibitors are brand new additions for 2018. Now in its ninth year, new […]

Members of the PA Life club have been invited to visit the Guoman Tower Hotel, London, for an evening of networking and delicious food. Taking place on March 29, from 6pm to 9.30pm, guests will be treated to a variety of canapés and BBQ options (weather permitting). Meanwhile, Club members will be able to sample […]

Around six in ten millennials are suffering from a ‘quarter-life crisis’, new research has found. Researchers polled 2,000 Brits aged from 25 to 35 found that 56 per cent are struggling to cope with financial, career and personal pressures. 53 per cent of young adults find it difficult to make ends meet, while 23 per […]

Capita Travel and Events has been awarded a position on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Commercial Agreement for Public Sector Travel and Venue Solutions. The firm is one of three suppliers to be awarded a place on Solution 4 of the Commercial Agreement, following a rigorous evaluation and selection process. Solution 4 provides central government, wider […]

PA Life and The Royal Windsor in conjunction with Agendo have teamed up to offer some PAs the chance to visit the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Taking place from Friday March, 23 to Sunday March, 25, guests will be invited to enjoy a weekend of site visits, networking and delicious food. Over the […]

PA Life joined forces with Venues of Excellence for an evening of networking last week, where guests were able to meet a selection of unique venue providers. Over 100 PAs came together at Broadway House, London, to celebrate the best of British where the likes of Pendulum Hotel, EEF Venues, Imago Venues, Moller Centre, Roffey […]

The PA Life Summit is returning once again this year, where senior and board-level PAs will discover new opportunities to help respond to their daily challenges. The ‘must-attend’ event will take place on Monday 10 September, 2018 at Altitude 360 London, where guests will be able to experience a day of private meetings with corporate […]

Here’s an opportunity for you to network with your peers, enjoy drinks and tapas – and take your skills up a notch. The PA Life Masterclass takes place on the afternoon of Tuesday (March 13) at Skinners’ Hall, London. It’s free for you to attend, but places are limited to click here to register your […]

The PA Life Club is an exclusive, members-only community of like-minded PAs and EAs, providing a support network and exclusive benefits. Membership is the price of just a cup of coffee every fortnight – and joining the Club will help take your career to new heights in 2018 and beyond. For just £89 (inc Vat) […]

Pitman Training is marking International Women’s Day with the launch of its year-long campaign, which will see the company commit to providing free coaching every month to women in the workplace. Following the launch, many companies including McVities (Pladis Group), The Society of Heads, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, law firm Bruntwood and over 100 […]

With the 4 April deadline for gender pay gap reporting now fast approaching, organisations are running out of time to report their gender pay gaps says Mark Crail, Content Director, XpertHR. At XpertHR, we are still working with a large number of employers, helping them to get their data in order so that they can […]

In celebration of International Women’s Day today, The House of Song will be supporting women in the music industry at The Piano Works in Farringdon and Studio 88, next to Leicester Square. From feminist punk to 90s girl power, the House of Song musicians will be taking track requests all night to help celebrate the […]

Charlotte Wibberley, founder of VIP VA, shares her top tips on how individuals can succeed in becoming their own boss as a VA. Did you know that one of the top search terms related to VAs is ‘how to become a virtual assistant’? This makes sense – if you’ve got a few spare hours every […]

A new Government advertising campaign known as Share the Joy, is seeking to encourage more parents to take up the offer of Shared Parental Leave in their baby’s first year. This comes after it was revealed that take up is as low two per cent and around half the population are unaware that the option […]