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READER OFFER: Get your VIP PA Life Club membership for just £39!

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PA Life Club recently offered all visitors at the PA Show an exclusive 20% discount for new members – and due to such a great response, we’ve extended this offer until this coming Friday 25th March! You can enjoy an annual VIP PA Life Club membership for just £39! That’s only £3.25 a month – […]

Business Travel Show Europe poll: Covid continues to play havoc with planning, but budgets are healthier

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On the eve of the second anniversary of the UK going into a pandemic-induced lockdown, new research from Business Travel Show Europe has revealed that Covid is continuing to play havoc with business travel planning, but budgets are healthier than those predicted six months ago. The poll – answered by 139 travel buyers from around […]

How To: Cope before an anxiety-inducing big event

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From exams to presentations to interviews, important occasions can leave us feeling overwhelmed and anxious, hindering our ability to function and perform, even to the extent of provoking panic attacks, or feelings of overwhelming exhaustion or nausea. Neuroscientist, psychologist and recalibration specialist, Dr Lynda Shaw, reveals her top 10 tips on overcoming fear before an […]

VIDEO: The UK is leagues behind other countries when it comes to providing for a diverse workforce

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The detailed study of 10,000 workers representing thousands of companies from 10 countries found the UK trails behind the likes of Mexico, Ireland, Spain and the United States across 12 of the 14 categories researched. Compared to other nations, the UK caters reasonably better for staff of different religious backgrounds – allowing paid time off […]

Do you need Food & Drink suppliers? Check out the PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory!

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If you’re looking for ways to keep staff or clients fed and watered the PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted Food & Drink partners ready to help. Our list of specialists covers everything from event catering to cake deliveries – There’s something to suit every requirement! Start Your Search Now […]

Ten ways to secure employee retention amidst The Great Resignation

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Whilst staying at a company for five, 10 or 20 years used to be perfectly normal protocol, since 2021 The Great Resignation has highlighted what has quietly been happening for the last decade; valuable employees are dictating what will keep them in their role because they are astutely aware of their own value and employers […]

PA LIFE MEET UP: Last chance to RSVP for an exclusive evening with Barrio Bars

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This is the last call for PA Life Club members to RSVP for our next Meet Up networking event in partnership with Barrio Bars on Thursday March 24th 2022! Barrio Bars will welcome just 10 PA Life Club Members to an exclusive evening at their unique Shoreditch bar. Barrio Bars brings you a slap of […]

How to keep up with new tech – and the importance of upskilling

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Rosemary Parr, Founder of the Global PA Association & Training Academy, discusses the growing importance of Office Assistants as we emerge from the pandemic with new ways of working and an increased focus on technology… We are now starting to adjust to life post-Covid and as such we are in the midst of a transformation […]

UK lagging behind when it comes to work-life balance

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Whilst some people may enjoy the constant hustle and bustle of business, others may prefer a quieter life, with as little work to worry about as possible. We all just want to be happy and it’s safe to say our jobs can have a huge effect on this.  When looking at the World Happiness Scores […]

Safest day to work in an office? Wednesday

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Workers looking for the lowest virus transmission risk day of the week to go into the workplace should go in on a Wednesday according to findings from an Air Quality Index launched by smart building platform Infogrid. The findings show that only a quarter of working days in 2022 have had a ‘low’ virus transmission risk, […]

PA PROFILE: Women in Games’ Gemma Elnaugh tells her story

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This month we sat down with Gemma Elnaugh, EA to the CEO at Women in Games, to talk about working at a not-for-profit organisation, the challenges and rewards of organising virtual events, and the importance of community… Tell us about your journey to become Executive Assistant at Women in Games. I started working as a […]

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms appoints new Director of Sales

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De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, located in Covent Garden and part of the De Vere collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has appointed Divya Chavan (pictured) as Director of Sales. Chavan joins the iconic venue with over 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry having led high performing […]

Registration opens for Business Travel Show Europe

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Registration is now open online for Business Travel Show Europe – the leading business travel event in Europe – which returns as a fully face-to-face event at ExCeL London following a successful debut at the venue in 2021. The 28th Business Travel Show Europe will take place on 29-30 June 2022 alongside The Meetings Show […]

How to win the recruitment and retention race

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Covid-19 has changed the world for good, and as the world of work has changed, the expectations and demands of employees have grown. As the world starts to emerge from restrictions and lockdowns, the race to secure resources has begun and, within organisations, human resources and the quality of those human resources are crucial. Therefore, […]

Gifts are twice as nice from Popkakery

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Treats from Popkakery make great gifts We don’t want to make assumptions, but we’re pretty sure your team is stellar. After all, why else would you have them?  Show them how excited you are to have them back in the office and on the job with some irresistible gifts that are real treats! Our treats […]

COMPETITION: Win a green meeting with New Place Hotel!

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The New Place Hotel and Conference Centre supports you to achieve your Corporate Sustainability actions and goals whenever you look to book a venue for meetings and events. So we’ve teamed up with this forward-thinking venue to offer PA Life readers a unique prize: The chance for up to 10 delegates to attend a Green […]

More than three quarters of adults regularly claim to be ‘fine’ when they’re not

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A study of 2,000 Brits found they proclaim they’re ‘fine’ four times a day – 28 times over the course of a week. Yet, more than a third of the time (38 per cent) a person says the ‘f word’ (fine), they’re not being honest. More than two thirds (70 per cent) regularly say ‘I’m […]

RECOMMENDED SUPPLIER: GO Sport Travel for the win

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GO Sport Travel was established in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, in 2001 as a sport-specialist tour operator offering packages that have enabled clients to experience sporting events around the globe. The company has grown to become one of Europe’s major suppliers of Premier League football packages as well as offering sporting and cultural experiences in Europe and […]