As a PA or EA, it can be easy to forget about your own personal development and career aspirations when the very nature of the role is looking after someone else. An endless ‘to do’ list, busy schedules and long working hours can lead to stress, anxiety and ultimately burnout through sheer mental and physical […]

We caught up with Winged Boots, personalised travel management agency, to pick the team’s brains on why outsourcing your travel requirements is actually cheaper than booking online… Organising travel is a lot like cooking… we can all do it, but few can do it well. It takes practise to perfect; mistakes are easily made, and […]

Junius is a multi-award-winning food-to-go newbie created to help time-poor health conscious employers and their teams. We take the guess work out of eating well and simplify logistics by delivering to your workplace. At Junius we start with the science and build our delicious hand-crafted and nutritionally balanced recipes. We have simplified health into 7 […]

Last month we ran two amazing competitions for PA Life Club Members – and now we’re ready to reveal the winners! For the first, we partnered with DotDot to give away two VIP tickets to Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of The Worlds The Immersive Experience, including welcome house drink, themed Red Weed Cocktail in […]

More than half of British employers admitted to making a decision not to employ someone – because they didn’t like the way they looked. A study of 1,000 bosses found that despite UK employment laws banning employers from discriminating against anyone because of their sex, religion or other personal characteristics, many are doing so anyway. […]

A Business Travel Show poll of 114 European travel buyers has revealed that many travel programmes are ignoring the specific needs of minority travellers. For example, just 13 per cent of travel programmes have been created with special consideration for younger travellers, even though millennials account for half of the UK workforce and almost one […]

Providing you with access to all the tools, resources and advice you need to run your office with ease, The Office Management Portal helps to develop you in your role.  Founded by Hana Gray in 2017, having an expansive career in both PA/EA and Office Management roles, she carried out research and established the need […]

Nearly a fifth (18%) of Brits are having sex on their lunch break, with Monday being the most popular weekday for such, um, activities. The study also revealed that those working in media/marketing were the most likely to hook up at lunchtime, with 21% admitting to having sex between 11am and 2pm. Civil servants and […]

From May 1st you’ll be able to enjoy food, drinks and unparalleled views of the capital’s skyline while suspended from 100ft above the O2, as London in the Sky returns to the iconic venue. Corporate packages include the option to book the whole of the 22-seat Sky Table to create a bespoke experience that’s specifically […]

Searcys has bolstered its leadership team as it prepares for 2020 with a focus on upskilling staff and promoting internally via its School of Service initiative. Specifically, as part of its ongoing hospitality strategy, the company has sought to strengthen its meetings and events business, which it says experienced significant growth over 2018 and 2019. […]

UK businesses are being advised to ensure they are ready to accommodate the rise of remote working – or risk being left behind. The advice follows the publication of a new guide to remote working, produced by utilities and communications specialist Glide, which contains new research, predictions and guidance for businesses. Between 2008 and 2018, there was a […]

British restaurateur and events caterer Searcys has posted a successful 2019, hosting over 15,000 commercial events across its portfolio and over 380,000 guests across the restaurants and bars. Those numbers have led to a reported revenue increase of 17.5% from 2018, with like-for-like contributing 6.7% of the total revenue growth. In turn, this has led to […]

In London, 70% of employees feel stressed at work, and the average staff turnover in 2019 was 15%. As a result, employee wellness has risen to the top of the corporate agenda. Social Pantry is hosting an Employee Wellbeing Summit on Thursday, February 6th, to educate employers on how to reduce staff turnover and promote […]

Brits are most driven at 33 years of age – the point they are most motivated and determined to achieve their goals, from progressing in their career to being physically fit and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. According to a new Bupa Health Clinics study, the drive people have at this stage of their lives is […]

Providing you with access to all the tools, resources and advice you need to run your office with ease, The Office Management Portal helps to develop you in your role.  Founded by Hana Gray in 2017, having an expansive career in both PA/EA and Office Management roles, she carried out research and established the need […]

Learn how to reach peace of mind in today’s fast paced world – Handy Tips for EAs from Sarah & Lorna in the PA Life Wellbeing Webinar, sponsored by AMEX GBT. Ahead of their panel chat at the PA Life show this year, meet personal development leader and mindset coach, Lorna Dunning and the founder […]

London event management company Merlin Events says it has completed the most successful 12 months in its history while serving 9,806 Christmas dinners, 13,598 bottles of beer, plus 2,150 bottles of festive fizz.  “2019 was a fantastic year seeing a huge number of events held across all five of our iconic venues,” said Head of Events, […]

Butlin’s Conferences & Events is entering the new year with a focus on nutrition, having relaunched its conference menus around wellbeing and nutrition to include brain food as opposed to more traditional fare food.  The company says nutrition is important to corporate partners with increasing awareness and focus on wellbeing of business travellers. Butlin’s offers […]