Employees’ expectations and priorities have changed drastically following the pandemic. 2021 saw a big upsurge in resignations and the year has been named aptly the year of the “Great Resignation” and one in four workers are now considering changing their jobs. Employee resignations have therefore become one of the biggest concerns to employers today. They […]

Does your workplace offer a respectful culture for supporting employees’ personal problems and matters of contention? By Kate Warburton The writer Annie Dillard famously said “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives”, and for many of us, a large portion of our day is spent at work; in fact, […]

Mental Health Awareness Week highlights loneliness as one of the key themes and explores how to best support the mental health of employees who work remotely. By Tanya Woolf, Head of Psychological Services at Onebright. What steps can business leaders take in order to better support their workforce? Remote working has brought greater challenges, loneliness […]

Brought to you by Northstar Meetings Group, The Meetings Show is designed for any professional working within the meetings, events and incentives industry. Launched in 2013, each year we bring thousands of event professionals together to: Meet face-to-face with hundreds of global destinations, venues, hotels and technology suppliers Gain insight and inspiration from industry leaders […]

Staff retention and the overall performance of businesses are not improved by management spying on the employee, so replace it with good management, says ActiveOps. Spying is on the up and webcam monitoring has more than doubled according to recent research covering a third of UK workers. Bosses and business owners are using surveillance tools […]

Job opportunities, affordability and pollution levels are some of the key factors determining the best cities for raising a family in the UK.  New research from comparethemarket.com has revealed what the top ranking locations are: Edinburgh comes out on top as the best city to raise a family thanks to its low crime rate (29.57) […]

Ahead of the Pride celebration in June, it’s a good time to look at Pronouns and why getting it right matters. By Joanne Lockwood, founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen and a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist and also promotes Transgender Awareness to organisations. If a pronoun is quite simply a way to refer to […]

There is a new opening for a royal PA job at The Cambridges. Photo credit: Cambridgehire Live. The formal title for the job is ‘Personal Assistant to the Assistant Private Secretary to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge’. Have you event wanted to work for the Royal Household? If so, here is your chance as The […]

It would be nice to think booking business travel for yourself and your colleagues was as easy as a couple of clicks of a mouse, but when real life humans are involved, nothing is ever that straightforward. Even if booking business travel is just a small part of your job, there are still a million […]

Live meetings and events are back, and any PA or EA looking to boost their knowledge of the sector, stay on top of trends and gather tips on how to develop themselves and their events should consider registering for The Meetings Show, taking place at ExCeL London on 29-30 June 2022. Learning sits at the […]

Chance to win a £100 travel voucher! Where are you planning on travelling next? If you are looking for something a little bit different, with a taste of adventure you may be in luck. We are giving one lucky winner a £100 voucher towards any booking at the award winning experiential travel company – The […]

From one perspective, The Eastside Rooms could not have opened at a more perfect time. It was built in the centre of Birmingham, the capital of the UK’s events industry, within 18 months of the arrival of the Commonwealth Games. One year on, The Eastside Rooms is very much part of a massive infrastructure development […]

Office working is back, yet people are still working remotely. In some instances, this can be more practical. But with 1 in 5 Brits wanting to work remotely full-time, have workers become too comfortable in their own homes? What can help bring employees back into the office? Biophilic design in offices, which in short means […]

Menopause and brain fog – expert advice on how to alleviate symptoms and regain you mind. You might have watched the new Channel 4 documentary presented by Davina McCall titled ‘Sex, Mind and the Menopause’. The programme explored the affects of menopause on the mind, symptoms that are experiences by many women, yet often less […]

Women are losing out on company share schemes too. We all know about the pay gap women are racing to close but the overall wealth gap is still largely untackled.  An important source of income is out of reach for many female executives new findings reveal. Research by law firm Boodle Hatfield found that 69% […]

An unnamed Conservative MP has been accused of watching pornography in the House of Commons chamber whilst sitting next to a female MP.  Watching pornography in the workplace would be considered an act of gross misconduct with instant dismissal in most workplaces, says Collyer Bristow employment lawyer Daniel Zona. “Most employers will have workplace policies […]

Women in the UK blame increased stress at work for the reason they are likely to be leaving their jobs within the next two year. Nearly half (47%) of the women reported considering quitting their jobs due to stress. This is just one of the alarming UK-findings from Deloitte’s latest UK report ‘Women@Work’.  The study […]

Our editor took a weekend mini break at Andaz London Liverpool Street, in the vibrant East London. I was really looking forward to my Friday night’s stay at the five star Andaz London, envisaging a perfect start for the weekend. It couldn’t have been a more fitting start for my ‘mini break’ in London. On […]