Poor professional advice from third parties or consultants has resulted in one in six (16 per cent) small and micro businesses (around 320,000 enterprises) losing money, according to new research published by Direct Line for Business. Professional advisors, such as accountants and property consultants, are warned that they could be pursued for losses incurred as […]

The UK’s largest job board reed.co.uk is calling on British workers to reclaim their annual leave and increase productivity at work after research reveals over half of workers (54 per cent) forgo an average of three days leave each year. Despite a resounding 90 per cent of employees claiming a well-deserved break increases their productivity […]

Research has suggested that 70 per cent of a CEO’s time could be better used. With this in mind, a personal assistant can help transform a business by using their role as a trusted ally of senior management and urging them to embrace technology which will streamline procedures in the company. A CEO’s time is […]

Celebrities having affairs with their nannies, bodyguards, personal assistants – it’s nothing new. Since the beginning of cinema, celebrities have been having affairs and ending their marriages in the process for decades. Recently, Ben Affleck’s ‘stronger-than-strong’ marriage to Jennifer Garner broke down due to allegations of the former’s indiscretions with the family nanny. Jude Law, […]

The average FTSE 100 CEO?s pay climbed to ?4.964 million in 2014 – a staggering 183 times more than the average-earning worker in the UK, according to research by the think tank the High Pay Centre. The study also found that the 10 highest-paid CEOs were paid more than ?156 million between them. Despite this, […]

Nearly two thirds (64%) of London-based workers have admitted they regularly book a whole day?s holiday to attend a health appointment – such as with a GP, dentist or physiotherapist – because they are too busy to attend during the working day, according to a Bupa study. A further quarter (28%) of the capital?s time-poor […]

According to new data provided by the UK?s leading independent job board CV-Library, the administration sector has the highest level of competition, with 57.3 applicants per job across the UK. Coming in second was the customer services sector with an average of 37 applicants per job, closely followed by the Distribution sector with 36.2. Lee […]

With the cost of a wedding in the UK averaging out at ?21,000, it is little wonder that brides and grooms – and their families – are looking for any way possible to make sure the day goes off without any worries. Sometimes, though, best men and bridesmaids can?t, won?t or don?t fulfil their tasks […]

The gender pay gap has been a topic of discussion during the last six weeks, and with good reason looking at the results of an O2 survey on female perceptions of workplace management announced earlier this year. Almost a fifth of women believe it is impossible for them to reach a senior management role in […]

It?s a debate that rages in offices up and down the country between those who proudly flaunt their immaculate attendance record and those who take a sick day at the mere hint of a sniffle — if you are struck down with an illness, is it better to grin and bear it and make it […]

Young people entering into the workplace are heading for a ?wake-up call?, according to research by skills and career advisors Find A Future. Nearly nine out of ten parents and teachers (85%) are concerned that young people are heading for a ?rude awakening? once they begin work because they are not used to losing or […]

You could be forgiven for thinking Lindsay Lohan must love spending more time in courts than she does out of them, given her recent and very public, drawn-out tussles with the law. And now the Mean Girls star has been dragged in front of a judge here in the UK after being sued by her […]

Bad bosses ? throughout our careers, we?ve all had at least one. A recent Saratoga research report authored by Leigh Branham revealed that 68% of employees leave a job because of their boss. However, some of the reasons this happens go deeper than mere personality clashes. Award-winning marketing director, entrepreneur and author Alan O?Rourke says: ?The […]

Stress is arguably one of the developed world’s biggest killers – if one considers it as an internal disturbance that disrupts the balance between biological, psychological and social well-being.   Various medical conditions have either been directly attributed to stress, or stress at least plays a considerable role in the diagnosis of conditions. Stress increases […]

There are two very common obstacles people believe get in the way of them succeeding at changing a habit, according to Leo Babuta from ZenHabits.com. The first is attempting a new habit but then quitting if something goes wrong. Or, the new habit won?t even be attempted because change seems too daunting. Leo writes: ?The […]

A third (33%) of workers in the UK feel their workload has increased and they work longer hours than five years ago thanks to mobile phones and remote email access, according to a new survey from public sector membership body CSMA Club. The survey found that private sector workers said that technology meant they continuously […]

For most of us, travel is almost always for leisure. We?ve booked our two weeks off in the sun for the summer holidays and the travelling is merely an interlude between leaving the office and soaking up some rays on the beach. But for some, travelling is a fact of working life. Whether it?s flying […]

The dreaded ?pocket call? ? we?ve all done it. Unknowingly dialling a number and then treating the person at the other end to banal conversation or dreadful singing during the drive to work. No harm done, aside from slight embarrassment. But in a recent case in the United States, an executive assistant was privy to […]