If you want to hone your skills and learn new ones, book your place today for this month’s ExecSecTech event. Taking place on September 23rd and 24th, this digital conference is brought to you by Lucy Brazier and the Executive Secretary team and features a host of top trainers who will help you to sharpen […]

A new advice line for businesses supporting employees experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse has been launched by crisis support charity Hestia. According to a TUC report, one in four women and one in six men will experience domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime with 10 per cent of victims reporting abuse […]

To help clients rebuild a safe travel programme, Good Travel Management has launched a COVID-19 Travel Guidance Hub, providing resources and content to support businesses back into travelling at the right time. The COVID-19 Travel Guidance Hub has been designed to help organisations from all industry sectors who are thinking of making plans for a […]

Almost half of Brits are considering a change of career – with medical professions, landscape gardening and teaching topping the list of preferred industries. A survey of 2,000 adults revealed this year’s events had left two-thirds thinking life is too short to be working in a job they hate. This could mean a shift in […]

The HUB XV community has now reopened the Business Hub at Ascot Racecourse, offering local companies, freelancers and those looking to reclaim their homes for their personal space the opportunity to enjoy a socially distanced co-working community with dedicated desk space and private meeting rooms. HUB XV at Ascot, which is based on the first floor of […]

Advice by David Price, Workplace Wellbeing Expert and CEO, Health Assured Schools are now open and children across the UK have headed back to education after many months at home. For many, who are anxious about childcare as they return to work, this is a blessing. But to others, it’s a worry—coronavirus is still an […]

As the children head back to schools and the weather starts to cool, September, for many, is traditionally a time to reset personal goals – particularly when it comes to wellbeing. So register now for your free place at this month’s Wellness Revival Festival and you’ll enjoy a full day of talks and activities designed […]

Kerry Ferguson is EA to the Head of Finance & Administration at legal and professional services group Ince Gordon Dadds LLP. She tells Lisa Carter what she enjoys about her role, the challenges and how she’s coped with lockdown… How did you get your current job? I joined the firm 10 years ago as a […]

The Meetings Show’s education programme has been unveiled and is aimed at helping event professionals to navigate these challenging times. For the first time, buyers will be able to access the comprehensive education programme both live at Olympia London on October 19th-20th and virtually on October 19th-21st. The show will provide insight on future trends, […]

Warwick Conferences has responded to the ever-changing requirements of event organisers and their delegates by adding three new services, to its portfolio. Following the rise of online platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic – which allows both audiences and speakers to receive and deliver content remotely – Warwick Conferences has combined its experience and technical expertise […]

Event industry community The Delegate Wranglers has reached the membership milestone of 20,000 event professionals. Launched in 2014, the group is highly engaged, with over 80% of members using it each month. The Delegate Wranglers founder and MD Neil Thompson (pictured) said: “To say we are delighted is the understatement of the year – to […]

Events industry charity EventWell has announced Louise Warren as Chief Operating Officer. Louise co-founded #EventWell17, the event industry’s first ever wellbeing week in September 2017, alongside EventWell’s CEO Helen Moon. Having been in the events industry for over 15 years, Warren has previously worked for Davies Tanner, Hever Castle, Merchant Taylors Hall and No.4 Hamilton […]

Some useful advice by Andrew Willis, Head of Legal at Croner Over the weekend, Conservative London mayoral candidate, Shaun Bailey called for every business in the capital with more than 250 employees to sign up to a drug-testing charter – routinely checking, with the results being made public. Mr Bailey said this would help to […]

The ‘commute’ was falling out of favour prior to the pandemic, as an increasing number of office workers started to embrace flexible working. A global survey by the infrastructure architects Weston Williamson & Partners of more than 2,000 commuters in 10 major cities revealed a pre-coronavirus reduction in commuting of 2-5%. 60% of managers and […]

According to the 2020 Global Culture Report, compiled by O.C. Tanner Institute, as much as 50% of employees in the UK feel underappreciated at work. Added to this, social distancing measures mean that as much as half of the employed population are still working remotely, further adding to the likelihood of them beginning to feel detached […]

Since launching in 2017, Eventwell‘s Event Wellbeing week has been a platform for individuals and businesses in the events industry to come together to campaign and advocate for better mental health and wellbeing for all. This year also saw the introduction of Event Wellbeing Day in February, coinciding with International Confex. However due to the […]

Saving money on the daily commute, no need to worry about what to wear and no office politics to deal with… are just a handful of benefits to working from home. And many don’t want to give it up now. Insolvency Support, provider of business support, tips and resources, conducted a survey of 3,000 employees […]

Are you starting to think about travelling abroad for business once again now that Covid-19 lockdown measures are being lifted? It’s fair to say that most business travel isn’t quite as frivolous as movies would have us believe, especially with the many new health and safety precautions you’ll be faced with both in the airport […]