Taking a hiatus from their current career provides employees with the chance to explore new opportunities. Emily Bain, MD of PA recruitment agency Bain and Gray, reveals why you shouldn’t be afraid to take time out… More and more people are considering a career break or a gap year in a bid to escape the […]

This December, Bateaux London is launching impressive party packages onboard its two London boats: River Room and Glass Room. From shared parties to bespoke private charters, cruise down the Thames for a unique celebration that combines views of the capital’s most iconic buildings with fantastic food, drink and entertainment. RIVER ROOM For shared parties of […]

PA Life readers converged on Radio Alice Pizzeria Hoxton Square last week for a foody’s dream of pizza, drinks and networking. On arrival everyone received a welcome glass of their preferred tipple and sat down for a short introduction to Radio Alice, before enjoying a selection of organic and house made nibbles, a pizza making […]

PA Life has teamed up with New Skills Academy to offer our readers access to a hand-picked selection of essential personal and professional development courses – and we have a winner for our special launch competition. So congratulations to PA Life reader Hannah Brown, who is a PA to the Senior Managing Editor at the […]

The London Summer Event Show is a boutique exhibition that brings together a mix of the best summer venues and suppliers with hundreds of top event buyers. The Shows split event format consists of an evening event exclusively for Event Agents (4.30pm-8.30pm, Tuesday 21st January 2020) and a full day event dedicated to Corporate Event […]

Launched at London’s Tate Modern by artist Olafur Eliasson, Little Sun is a social business transforming lives through the power of sustainable energy. When you purchase Little Sun solar products, you bring solar energy to the people who need it the most. For people living without electricity, using solar instead of toxic kerosene means they […]

A study by CABA has found that 4 in 10 adults in the UK are close to breaking point at work.   Research polling 2,000 professionals working across multiple sectors in the UK found that the average working adult feels stressed for almost a third of their entire working day.   The findings have been published ahead of CABA’s upcoming ‘Drop the […]

S’well makes fashionable hydration accessories that look great and do good. Since its inception in 2010, Founder and CEO Sarah Kauss has made it her mission to rid the world of plastic bottles by creating covetable hydration accessories that are as stylish as they are hard-working, and that give back to communities in need. S’well […]

Capita Travel and Events have launched the first wellbeing awards in the travel and MICE industries: The Smarter Working Wellbeing Awards.  The Awards are open for all suppliers to recognise and celebrate supplier excellence in delivering significant improvements to traveller wellbeing across the accommodation, venue, air transportation, rail and ground transportation sectors.  There are six […]

Butlin’s Conference & Events has invested more than £200 million on facilities across its three coastal resorts, including significant investments in their AV technology, setting what it calls a new precedence for UK venues. Equipped with Q spot equipment and the award-winning Clay Paky B-eye lighting used for the Super Bowl half time show, Butlin’s […]

Currently EA at Spotify, Stuart Martin began his career some 13 years ago when very few males were given PA or EA roles. He talks to PA Life about breaking down industry perceptions, challenging bosses and achieving the work/life balance thanks to his employer’s focus on staff wellbeing… How did you become an Assistant? I […]

We’ve teamed up with the Global PA Association to offer PA Life readers the chance to attend the Global PA Conference for just £195 (inc VAT). This unmissable event takes place on Friday 8th November 2019 at the 5 star Sofitel St James in London. The amazing line up of speakers includes a keynote from […]

28% of telephones, 31% of keyboards and 36% of computer mice are not cleaned at all within the workspace. That’s according to a survey of over 650 UK office employees conducted by GCC Facilities Management, which found risks of heterotrophic bacteria, E. coli, Helicobacter pylori, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus as items touched the most […]

We’d love you to join us on November 25th for an evening of festive fun, networking and entertainment – all taking place at the stylish private members club BEAT, London. Make sure you reserve your place by completing our online booking forms, which can be found here! Of course, attendance is free for ALL readers. However, […]

PA Life has teamed up with New Skills Academy to offer our readers access to a hand-picked selection of essential personal and professional development courses. Available via the PA Life website and specially curated by an expert team, the 104 courses include essential guides to workplace wellness and wellbeing, encompassing:- Assertiveness Skills Certification Boost your […]

Research by Lucky Voice has shown the top five traps that interviewees fall into when trying out for a dream new job or promotion – and that singing karaoke can help candidates avoid them. The private karaoke company found that when job candidates and interviewees went to karaoke in the week before a job interview, […]

If you’re a creative, introverted morning person, then odds are you prefer coffee over tea. A study of 2,000 Americans examined the personality differences in people based on their morning beverage of choice: coffee or tea. You’d expect coffee fans to be the buzzy, loud ones up at all hours; however, the results found that […]

A study of British senior managers found that 51 percent admit that they consider a worker who is mentally unwell to be a liability, with 65 percent saying they thought talking about mental health at work was a sign of weakness. A fifth admit they have felt in the past that a member of staff […]