Team-building activity provider, Live the City has teamed up with PA Life to host its Showdown Quiz during the Event Planning Masterclass later this month. Taking place May 29, 2018 at No.4 Hamilton Place, the company will provide guests with a quiz machine and answer buttons to help get PAs working together and networking. Held […]

The PA Life Club has a number of exclusive partner offers and competitions for its members to snap up this May. If you’re a member, make sure you don’t miss out on entering and making the most of these limited edition treats. Competition: Win £150 of Zoya products The selection of goodies includes a Zoya […]

More than half of working Brits aren’t sure they are in the right career, according to a new report. The study of 2,000 employees also revealed that four out of ten plan to change careers within the next two years as a result, with other findings including: One third of Brits in employment said they […]

As a PA you can often be tasked with the challenge of finding the perfect private dining venue, with a spot-on location. Liv Rafferty, digital content executive at Headbox, has pulled together a checklist for PAs, which will make the process of finding a private dining venue a breeze. Theme Deciding on an overall theme […]

Jennifer Smith from Aveley in Essex has been named as the 2018 ‘PA of the Year’ as part of Pitman’s SuperAchievers awards. Jennifer is currently an Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive at ‘Teens and Toddlers’, based in London Bridge. She has been in the role since June 2017, but has been a PA since 2006. Independent training provider, […]

Research from Sainsbury’s and Balance by AromaWorks has found that on average Brits get just six hours and nineteen minutes of sleep per night – meaning you’re not the only one reaching for the extra strong coffee in the morning. While boffins say that eight hours is the ideal amount of sleep for humans, the research found […]

Nationwide events and exhibitions contractor, Thorns Group, has bolstered its product portfolio with the launch of the Vintage Collection. With depots in Hertfordshire, Birmingham and Manchester, the Vintage Collection is now available to hire in a variety of styles. The range currently boasts 1,000 covers and includes teacups, saucers, plates and silverware for a traditional […]

As we continue to keep you informed on what’s happening in the events world and keep up to date, don’t forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. 1. Are you battering your credit card at the end of the month? According to a new report which has found that millions of Brits feel they are living beyond […]

Located just a few minutes’ walk away from Vauxhall tube station sits the impressive cricket ground, Kia Oval. Perhaps not the most traditional site for meetings or conferences, however, inside there is plenty for corporate clients to choose from. A group of PAs and I were invited down to the Kia Oval yesterday for a […]

As an extension of The Meeting Show’s existing education programme, the annual event is launching a new Pre-Show Conference 2018. The programme, which will offer more than 45 hours of free education across the two-day show, will be open to buyers attending the event. The half day Pre-Show Conference will be held at the Millennium […]

Searcys at The Gherkin has taken the wraps off new private dining, meeting and events spaces designed by London-based studio Softroom. The five inter-connected rooms are named after clouds (it’s high up there): Alto, Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus and Nimbus, providing space for small, targeted conferences for 18 delegates or larger parties of up to 100 guests. […]

Do you dread Monday mornings or bounce into the office bright-eyed and bushy-tailed? Or are you somewhere in between? Well, good news if you need some help deciding if you like your job or not, because recruitment specialist Michael Page has created a quiz that will tell you if your career is stagnant or unstoppable. […]

There are many jobs that need completing in the workplace, from cleaning up after a board meeting to making the teas or coffees for the weekly meeting. Dubbed ‘office housework’ by Harvard Business Review, it seems these less than glamorous tasks are often being left to the women and people of colour in the office. […]

Creating a blissful workplace in your home might seem counterintuitive but actually it can really help your productivity. What with the rising cost of office spaces and coffee shops often being too noisy and distracting, building a home office can be a great way of motivating yourself. Shane Clifford, co-founder and CEO of new bill […]

Gender equality firm Mum’s Enterprise has launched its report ‘From Career Woman to Working Mum’ to coincide with Maternal Mental Heal Awareness Week 2018. This is the first initiative launched as part of the company’s ‘Happiness Project’, which it says is dedicated to supporting a happier nation. The report has been collated drawing on insight of over 1,000 mums […]

Hand Picked Hotels has debuted its new visual identity to help reflect its refreshed brand vision and values. The new look coincides with the upgrade of the brand’s loyalty club for event organisers and conference agents, which has been relaunched as Privilege Business Rewards. Hand Picked Hotels’ new identity boasts a colour palette of earthy […]

‘Presenteeism’, or people coming into work when they are ill, has more than tripled since 2010, according to the latest CIPD/Simplyhealth Health and Well-being at Work survey. 86% of 1,000 respondents to the 2018 survey said they had observed presenteeism in their organisation over the last 12 months, compared with 72% in 2016 and just […]

PA Life is taking its Club members to Kia Oval, the international cricket ground in Kennington, tomorrow. Taking place May 3rd from 4.30pm, Club members will get the chance to look around the grounds, as well as its corporate spaces. There are limited places left for members to snap up, so make sure you don’t […]