Research revealed today by Towergate Health & Protection shows that on average 45% of employees are now working on a hybrid basis, splitting their time between working from home and their usual place of work. The survey of 500 HR decision makers from businesses of all sizes across the UK highlights Towergate Health & Protection’s […]

ArtistAnd is pleased to offer 10% off their Company Art Workshops to PA Life Cub members. The offer covers both online and in-person sessions. Offer valid from July 25th 2022 to July 24th 2023 About ArtistAnd ArtistAnd is all about improving wellbeing through art. You could love going to galleries, or you could love getting involved with your hands. Whatever your […]

The Barbican and Searcys are delighted to welcome you to a morning of breakfast and browsing in our iconic Sustainable Conservatory on Tuesday 26th July. About the Meet Up Please arrive anytime from 8am where breakfast will be served by Searcys in the Garden room and Sustainable Conservatory located on the 3rd floor. The event will […]

Lavish space at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve hailed as ‘absolute’ perfection. A stunning new venue at Kent’s iconic Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve has opened to lavish praise from delighted guests. The luxurious new space – a spectacular glass orangery – opened in June and the Port Lympne team have already received hundreds of […]

Workers across the UK are using the cost of living crisis to negotiate better pay from their employers. Research from analytics company Visier discovered 21% of workers have threatened to hand in their notice due to cost of living concerns and attempted to improve their employment package. The majority of workers (58%) didn’t feel guilty about doing […]

Congratulations to Kim Winter from Edyn Group who is our lucky winner of a private chef dinner party! Kim can enjoy a superb dinner, cooked at her home for a party of up to six people. It’s promising to be an unforgettable dinner experience. The competition ran during The Meetings Show at PA Life stand. […]

Organisers of the Manchester PA Awards 2022 have announced Strictly Come Dancing judge, TV presenter and professional dancer, Anton Du Beke, as this year’s event host. The enigmatic TV personality, best known for his role as professional dance partner and latterly a judge on the BBC dance show, will anchor the awards event at Emirates […]

We have a winner for a beautiful Gift Set worth £70, donated kindly by Onacara. Congratulations Carla Parr from Thoughtworks! Carla is our lucky June PA Life Club competition winner! Onacara has delivered the Giveaway Prize to Carla who was able to even change the offered gift to her preferred choice with the necklace set […]

Last week Vue West End on Leicester Square hosted 250 event organisers and agents at the  launch of Vue’s immersive cinema experience, themed around the highly acclaimed Baz Luhrmann film ‘Elvis.’ On the red carpet, guests could indulge in a picture with the man himself Elvis, by a huge film poster. Dressed in a blue […]

After a pandemic-enforced pause in 2021 and a virtual awards ceremony in 2020, the Off To Work Event Photography Awards have relaunched with a double-quick 2022 competition for images captured during both 2020 and 2021. Both professional and amateur photographers need to promptly review their portfolios though, as entries close on 31st July, with an […]

A qualified HR professional, Natalia Kalacova, is celebrating the launch of her new business Alchemy VA – an all-encompassing virtual assistant service that’s promising to increase productivity for SME owners and legal firms. Her business is part of the UK’s only family-run virtual assistant franchise. After becoming a mum and spending most of her career […]

BBC Studios, Siemens, and SAP Sapphire all Winners at ICEAWARDS 2022. The winners of the annual ICEAWARDS 2022 were announced last night at a gala dinner that bought together some of the biggest corporate brands working in events. The ceremony took place at the Southbank Centre on the River Thames and saw over 200 event […]

The East Midlands Personal Assistant Network (EMPAN) is joining forces with the West Midlands-based PA Forum. It will create a Midlands-wide body for personal and executive assistants to network, attend events and undergo training, operating under the PA Forum banner. East Midlands Chamber Company Secretary and Executive Support Manager Lesley Young, who has run EMPAN, […]

The Cuddle Club is pleased to offer PA Life Club members 5% discount off their two to four hour Dog Therapy Office Visits. To take advantage of of our partner offers such as this as well as of our extensive programme of Club Meet Ups, FAM trips, competitions and discounted educational courses please join us. […]

The number of people who are self-employed in the UK has fallen sharply since the pandemic, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reports. The data showed 4.2 million people were self-employed by March 2022, the equivalent of 13% of the working population. This was down from 5 million in December 2019 – a decline the […]

The Meetings Industry Association has reacted to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation. Kerrin MacPhie, Chief Executive of the mia, said: “We feel that Boris Johnson’s resignation potentially provides an opportunity for the business meetings and events sector as it really feels like wholesale change is in the air. “Despite the distractions of the inevitable […]

It can sound overwhelming straight off the bat, but risk affects every traveller. Employers and employees need to be proactive, plan for an expanded range of risk scenarios and be agile enough to react almost immediately. When managed in-house, it can be an exhausting exercise for organisations that don’t have the right support around them. […]

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve launches spectacular new venue for 2022 with lavish space hailed as ‘absolute perfection’. A new venue at Kent’s iconic Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve has opened to lavish praise from delighted guests. The luxurious new space – a spectacular glass orangery – opened in June and the Port Lympne team have […]