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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Secretarial and support roles rise in Q2

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Post-election confidence has seen the demand for secretarial and support staff leap by as much as 33% across the UK in quarter two of this year, according to the Robert Walters UK Jobs Index. Growth in positions was fairly consistent across the country, with the North West seeing the biggest increase at 33%. London and […]

Why do executives hire lousy assistants?

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In the process of writing her new book, Jan Jones of the renowned Jan Jones Worldwide speakers bureau, asked herself the question: ?why do executives keep hiring lousy personal assistants?? It?s a question she asked herself after seeing a very experienced CEO make the same mistake for the third time in hiring a personal assistant […]

UK employees can’t escape work

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With the summer holidays kicking off, many families are heading to warmer climates for a much-needed break. However, new research shows that even travelling to a foreign country no longer guarantees employees can leave their work worries behind them. A survey of 1,000 UK employees by call-answering service alldayPA reveals one in four still communicate […]

5 things employees have stored on their phones

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Proven Legal Technologies – the corporate forensic investigation and e-disclosure firm has unveiled the top five things employees have stored on their smartphones, revealing the dark side of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Proven Legal Technologies? exercise involved the purchase of four random smartphones from eBay ? each from different sellers around the United Kingdom. […]

Top Picks: Christmas party venues

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The Christmas season is upon us, so why not begin the search for the perfect Christmas Party Venue. Our August Top Picks include a Santa Christmas cruise, a shared party night or a stunning 3-course meal at a national museum… Come home to In and Out this Christmas – Located on the corner of St […]

Christmas party theming tips from BMA House

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Planning a themed event for Christmas? Find out why you should be booking now and how you can bring it to life. BMA House?s Rebecca Hurley gets out her theming tips How to plan a themed Christmas party at a venueWe know it feels wrong to even be thinking about Christmas in August, but there?s […]

Keep your bookings straight with the Trainline

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Where are my train tickets!? Does this sound familiar? You?ve got to book a return train trip to Manchester for two colleagues later in the week, another for your boss travelling to Birmingham next week and then a last-minute request for someone else to Nottingham for tomorrow? When you?re booking travel for multiple people who […]