PA Life Editor Amelia Walker hosted the third in our series of roundtable discussion with PA Life readers. This session’s topics – sourcing venues and the importance of good service. Amelia: You ladies obviously work with a lot of venues; your suggestions can make or break an event with your boss and company, correct? Lee: […]

Our guest blogger Nick Fewings, Creator of the Team DyNamics© model and expert trainer – who spoke at our June PA Life Training Day – returns with the second part of his piece on the future of the PA. In my last article, Tomorrow’s assistant – The Changemaker, I shared my thoughts on changes within businesses that I […]

New research has found that one in 10 business people do not feel confident that their organisation would be able to support an employee with a disability or living with a long-term health condition. Employment specialist Reed in Partnership and leading charity Disability Rights UK surveyed more than 300 people involved in recruitment, human resources, […]

Businesses need to stop penalising employees when they legitimately take days off for the good of their mental health, and should even introduce ‘mental health home days’ to encourage loyalty, support and good communication in the workplace, according to cognitive psychologist and business neuroscientist Dr Lynda Shaw. Some companies in the US and Australia offer […]

Having recently completed a multi-million-pound refurbishment that has seen all elements of the property transformed, The Royal York Hotel is the leading luxury conference and event venue in York. Located in the heart of the beautiful historic city of York adjacent to York Train Station, the hotel is easily accessible from both ends of the […]