This year, 10 November marked Equal Pay Day, the date from which British women essentially ‘work for free’ until January thanks to the gender pay gap. Research by the Fawcett Society shows women in the UK were paid 13.9% less than men in similar roles in 2016. This is a slight improvement on previous years, […]

The news that Donald Trump won the US presidential election shocked the world this week and media outlets have started speculating what the world will look like when he takes office. Now company leaders from the UK200 Group have weighed in with their thought’s on what Trump’s term could mean for UK businesses. Liz Ward, […]

It’s the time of year when weary HR managers look ahead to the Christmas meal/party/drinks and thinking ‘next year we really should try and do something different’. The team at events company Crescendo had that same thought a few months back and decided on something very different – no lavish Christmas meal, no drinks, no […]

We had a great week at the PA Expo in Liverpool making new friends and showing our support for admin professionals in the North West of England. We hope those of you we met that are reading this now had a great time too and we hope to see you all again soon. As we […]

With the Christmas season upon us, it’s time to celebrate all things festive! Enjoy your Christmas party with The London EDITION catering for all celebrations, endure some Christmas team building with Kaleidoscope Events, or experience a Christmas party at Church House Westminister for an exclusive rate. Whatever your type of celebration, we’ve got it covered […]

A survey of more than 2000 office workers by Brother UK has revealed that one in three admit to having a desk that is cluttered or a mess, and almost one in 10 bosses said a messy desk would lead them to overlook a junior colleague for promotion. Managers admitted to judging junior colleagues with […]

CWT Meetings & Events has launched its 2017 Forecast. CWT uses data and insights about all aspects of the industry to provide meeting planners essential information they need to successfully plan and budget for the coming year. From a global perspective, analysts predict GDP growth will be slightly lower in 2017, so now is the time for […]