Whether you?re a dedicated office manager or a PA who?s responsible for making sure things run smoothly, keeping a workplace performing at its peak is no easy task. There?s lots to do ? ordering supplies, troubleshooting, dealing with suppliers and maintenance. Here are five tips for keeping the ship sailing. 1 Organise ? PAs are […]

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was sentenced to eight months of home detention in New Zealand on Thursday after pleading guilty to threatening to kill his personal assistant and to possessing drugs. The court was told how the 61-year-old Australian rock star phoned the former employee last year and said, “I?m going to come over […]

Research revealed by Loughborough University and its conference and events wing imago has clearly demonstrated that the meetings industry has a long-term place in the commercial world. The research, which was conducted in conjunction with The Right Solution, measures the value of face-to-face communication amongst a sample of more than 750 event organisers, delegates, graduate […]

New research carried out amongst 1,007 office based employees in UK private companies by Ricoh UK and Censuswide suggests that only 25 per cent of British employees feel productive when working from home and nine per cent in other offices. Mobile working is not seeing its full potential; with three quarters of employees feeling less […]

Has your manager jetted off on holiday and left you in charge?  Being asked to step in while they?re away, be it on business, sabbatical or holiday can be an intimidating prospect – but an exciting one too. Such an opportunity rarely comes along but when it does, run with it. It?s your chance to […]

More than 11 million working days were lost in 2013/2014 due to stress, anxiety and depression across the UK and one in four people experience some form of mental health disorder in the course of a year, according to research carried out by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Work-related stress, as defined by the LFS, […]

Six out of 10 (59.95%) UK office workers suffer from homesickness when working away from home, new national research has revealed. More than 10% of those surveyed say they?ve missed home so much it made them want to change jobs. The research conducted by hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com reveals some mixed feelings from employees when […]

There is nothing worse than a chronic latecomer to work meetings. It is frustrating and a waste of everyone?s time. But what if that latecomer is your boss? Wall Street Journal?s Sue Shellenbarger has some advice for dealing with tardy bosses. Most offices have at least one?the manager or executive who is chronically late for […]

We spend 40 hours a week at our desks – that?s 2,400 minutes. According to a new study, sitting for long hours can increase the risk of a heart attack The average office worker can gain on average 16lbs in their first eight months, whilst working in a ?sitting? environment. Stressful workloads combined with remaining […]

The PA Hub, a Yorkshire-based membership network for PAs across the region, recently held its first-ever PA of the Year awards dinner last week at the Pavilion, home of Leeds United. More than 250 guests, including legendary football players and Emmerdale cast members, gathered for the inaugural black-tie dinner, which recognised top management assistants across […]

It has been said many times that behind every great leader is an even better assistant. As those in the business world know, there are certain skills needed to make a good PA. Here, Wales PA of the Year 2014 and Founder of the Cardiff PA Network Catrin Morgan outlines the top qualities assistants need […]

If you book train travel alongside other travel and accommodation costs, are you happy that you already have a good overview of journeys taken and total costs? Or do you need to create a travel policy to give you a better picture? For accommodation and flights, it?s much easier to mandate the use of certain […]

Situated next to Longleat Estate and set amongst the hundred-year-old Giant Redwoods is the stunning Center Parcs Longleat Forest. Set on the edge of Wiltshire, the Village offers extensive conference facilities, on-site restaurants and dining options, as well as 2,000 bedrooms and 400 acres of outdoor space. Longleat Forest can accommodate groups between 10 and […]

The recent horrendous attacks in Tunisia have left many PA?s questioning which areas are now safe to organise events. There are many countries that advocate laws not aligned with our own. Yet, when it comes to arranging events, we often consider these countries as desirable places to visit. There are many event destinations that go […]

What inspires someone to quit a successful IT sales career in the middle of a recession to become a specialist event caterer providing high-quality paella and tapas? Then, go one stage further and create a team-building day out of it? PA Life caught up with entrepreneur Nick Blythe, owner of Paella Fella, at the recent […]

Despite the fact that the use of digital communication is growing faster in businesses than among consumers, around one in three organisations has no-one responsible for governing the content of instant messaging (39%), mobile (32%), social media (28%) and cloud-sharing content (33%), according to a new study sponsored by storage and information management firm, Iron […]

At PA Life we?re devoted to bringing you the very latest news, tips, advice and recommendations on a whole smorgasbord of topics that we hope are of interest to you in your professional lives. Since our most popular stories seem to be those that provide suggestions on how to engender a better working relationship with […]

Research conducted among employees reveals 70% of office workers want their employer to support them in taking regular breaks for the sake of their health. 79% of the UK?s workforce most in agreement with this are aged 18-34, according to a study conducted by YouGov on behalf of Power Plate FitStop, from Performance Health Systems (PHS). […]