On Tuesday 27 October, live on air, the Outnumbered panel debated new research from Stanford and Harvard on whether worplace stress is shortening your life.   Every day stress isn’t good for your health but extra worry at work may add a couple of years off your life. A new study shows that men and women are at […]

PA Life has a lot in store for 2016, so we’d love to get some feedback from our readers on the kind of content they’d like to see. As an added bonus, those who take our short survey will be in with a chance of being featured in the magazine. Our 2015 reader survey gives […]

Regular workdays can be scary enough but throuw Halloween into the mix and it is a virtual land mine of potential horrors. Rowdy pranks. Questionable costumes… Don’t get sucked into these tales of terror. Here’s how to enjoy Halloween in the workplace, without your antics haunting you… Make scares more festive than freaky. Last year, the […]

A 2012 study of HR staff found that those who had done an eight-week mindfulness meditation course were less likely to switch between tasks and showed improved memory, while a recent inquiry of public sector workers showed that mindfulness may reduce levels of absenteeism and alleviate stress. With this in mind, every Monday morning at […]

A recent Kronos survey revealed that 69% of employees believe their managers set a good example in the way they behave and 92% of those employees also believe their managers adhere to those values on a regular basis. Joyce Maroney, senior director for Kronos, a Mass.-based workforce management software and services company, says, the boss-employee […]

New research from GRiD shows a quarter of employers are feeling the effects of lost productivity and popular initiatives to combat this are flexible working (promoted by a third of employers), new equipment and health & wellbeing promotion.   Output per hour for the UK is 20 percentage points below the average for the rest […]

Dr. Travis Bradberry, Coauthor of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 & President at TalentSmart explains how being busy actually makes you unproductive… The prevailing notion is that if you aren’t busy means that you aren’t hard working. The truth according to Bradberry is that busyness makes you less productive. Think of a busy person and what comes […]

With the average UK adult now spending more than 20 hours online a week, HR professionals need to create more break-out spaces is vital to boost the psyche of the workforce and drive productivity.   With most UK adults spending almost an entire day a week online, business leaders in the HR sector need to […]

Packed with 35 useful ideas, the companion guide to National Mentoring Day is essential for those wanting to play a part in raising awareness of mentoring.   The countdown to the UK’s first National Mentoring Day has begun, with mentors, mentoring initiatives and organisations across the country about to be put in the national spotlight. […]

New integration between Condeco and Serraview paves the way for the next generation of smart buildings and data-driven workplace management.   Condeco Software and Serraview, two global leaders in workplace management technology, today announced a partnership that will provide enterprise clients with the tools needed to optimise their space utilisation, move towards agile working and support […]

Collinson Group has launched 360 Assistance, a unique assistance solution to help managers proactively manage their duty of care towards their employees who undertake international business travel. 360 Assistance is a fully integrated medical and security advice and emergency response service for corporates employing frequent business travellers, short-term assignees or expatriate workers.  It has been designed to help users […]

Planning for the end of your career is not something most of us think about regularly. Society concentrates on the here and now, which is echoed throughout the pension scheme changes in the UK, and also complacency regarding entering a new job or perhaps the dreaded feel of being pushed out of the door with […]

Saturday 10th October was World Mental Health Day, hosted by the World Federation of Mental Health.   Mental illness is varied and extremely complicated – and one element that is too often dismissed is stress. These problems are a major cause of presenteeism, which can be described as the practice of remaining in work, even when […]

24-25 February 2016, Olympia, London – The Business Travel Show is the biggest industry event that brings together more than 6,500 travel professionals and 250 suppliers to do business over two days. The event is Europe’s main exhibition and conference for corporate travel buyers, managers and PAs.

London’s economy generates around 30% of the UK’s GDP, making it one of the pre-eminent financial centres of the world, vying with New York City as the most important location for international finance. With this in mind, here’s PA Life’s October round-up of 6 of London’s best venues for those all important work meetings: Hush Tucked […]

Companies in the UK are fundamentally changing their workplace pension schemes to suit the increasing number of millennials in the workforce, according to research by Aegon UK.   A survey of 500 UK businesses has revealed that almost 90 per cent (87%) have recently made significant changes to their scheme, specifically to suit those aged […]

14-16 June 2016, Olympia, London – Spread over an exciting week in June, The Meetings Show will be the place to be in 2016. With suppliers from around the world, high quality networking and a comprehensive education programme, the show is more than just another trade exhibition.

2-3 March 2016, Olympia, London – This year’s International Confex is co-located with the new PA Show, giving management assistants even more opportunity to browse a wide range of suppliers, as well as a dedicated educational programme.