Ascot Racecourse has unveiled the new COVID-secure measures it has implemented, with meetings and events due to fully resume from 1 October 2020, subject to the successful completion of the government’s pilot events. Certain business gatherings for up to 30 people are possible now under current guidelines. The robust safety procedures include segmenting its vast […]

Furloughed employees who are then made redundant will receive redundancy pay based on their normal wage, under new laws being brought in by the government. Throughout the pandemic, the government has urged businesses to do right by their employees and pay those being made redundant based on their normal wage, rather than their furlough pay, […]

Last month we teamed up with Alchemy Virtual Assistance to offer PA Life Club members the chance to win one free VA Power Hour with Suzy Sanders and a bottle of Champagne – And we now have a winner! Alchemy Virtual Assistants uses decades of combined corporate experience to support business owners, entrepreneurs, households, Directors and freelance […]

The things most likely to put a smile on people’s faces include seeing loved ones, having a lie in – and getting likes on social media. A poll of 2,000 adults also found 28 per cent can’t help but grin when they see a dog on a walk and 39 per cent enjoy waking up […]

51% of employers predict PAs and EAs will transition to a new era of part-remote and part-office working in six months’ time. In a survey of over 13,500 professionals and employers conducted by Hays, 365 of whom either employs or works as a personal or executive assistant, nearly two thirds (61%) say staff are already […]

The signs you are trustworthy have been revealed – and include never being late, not cancelling plans at the last minute and being able to keep secrets. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults identified the indicators someone can be relied upon – with being a good listener and a tendency to help others featuring on the […]

Working adults in their thirties are on track to be the wealthiest generation – after research found they earn the highest salary, save more and have the most disposable income. A study into how much money the average person ‘has’ in each decade of their life revealed those aged 30 to 39 earn an average […]

Tottenham Hotspur has launched a new 3D Virtual Tour for guests to explore the event spaces within its stadium virtually as the Club furthers its post-lockdown hospitality plans. The stadium’s conference and events facilities are now able to accommodate socially-distanced meetings of up to 30 people, with larger events permitted from 1 October, in line […]

ODILO has raised £8m towards its quest to become the ‘Netflix of Education’ with a model that provides unlimited digital content and collaborative learning services. The solution allows companies to create their own unlimited educational ecosystems in 43 languages, along with unlimited learning and collaborative learning experiences (independent, guided, collaborative, certified, in the classroom) that […]

The PA Life Club is currently offering every new member that signs up by August 21st, an additional 4 months membership – completely FREE! Sign-up by August 21st and your membership will continue until December 2021! Use code PALC16M in the “Reference Code” area of booking and enjoy your all-inclusive benefits, such as; Priority invites to all PA Life […]

Register for the next PA Life Virtual Meet Up, taking place on Tuesday, August 4th with special guest speaker IET London: Savoy Place, giving you insight into its spaces and how events will run post-lockdown. Tuesday, August 4th 2020 2:30pm The interactive session, hosted via Zoom, will cover all aspects of running events post-lockdown, plus details […]

Businesses must prepare for a second wave of disruption and distancing as Covid-19 rates are predicted to rise. That’s according to online assessment provider Questionmark, which says that while many employers successfully moved to home working quickly earlier in the year, both customers and employees will expect less disruption in the event of a second wave. […]

The PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted corporate hospitality partners ready to help your post-lockdown needs. Our list of Corporate Hospitality specialists covers everything from hotels and restaurants to entertainment and team building – There’s something to suit every requirement! Start Your Search Now Not part of the Directory? Get […]

Event industry’s community and charitable social enterprise EventWell has announced a new corporate partnership with event themers and production company Eventologists. The partnership will support the community and charitable projects that EventWell will be offering over the next 12 months, including the 2021 event wellbeing day and week educational campaigns, the EventWell Illuminate event management […]

London’s QEII Centre will be hosting events this autumn following the government’s announcement that the business meetings and events industry can re-open from October. The venue has been closed since March when the UK was placed into lockdown, with teams working remotely to reschedule events and plan carefully for a safe re-opening. Between April and […]

Three quarters of office workers think their employers could ‘do more’ to address climate change and be more environmentally friendly. As they start to make their way back into the workplace after months of working from home, a study of 2,000 UK professionals found 42 per cent get frustrated by a lack of consideration for […]

Lancashire Cricket and its Emirates Old Trafford ground have launched a campaign aimed at sharing the knowledge and best practice gained from hosting behind-closed-doors Test Matches with the wider events industry. Fresh from staging the Second and Third Test match this week between England and the West Indies – the first International cricket fixtures to […]

In a further step to reassure event buyers that Church House Westminster will be operating safely once it reopens for events, the Westminster venue has achieved the rigorous new annual AIM Secure standard. The enhanced national quality accreditation for venues, launched earlier in July by the Meetings Industry Association, features vital infection prevention and control […]