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Stuart O'Brien

You’re invited to the PA Life Christmas Party 2019!

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We’d love you to join us on November 25thย for an evening of festive fun, networking and entertainment โ€“ 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, […]

2019 Mental Health Awareness Day: Centre yourself with PA Life Courses

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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 […]

Karaoke: The key to job interview success?

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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, […]

Do you drink coffee or tea? Your choice defines you as a person, apparently

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If youโ€™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. Youโ€™d expect coffee fans to be the buzzy, loud ones up at all hours; however, the results found that […]

Half of managers think workers with mental health issues are a ‘liability’

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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 […]

Read the September/October issue of PA Life magazine!

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Christmas is coming and that can only mean one thing – the PA Life guide to everything you need for your corporate gifting and staff parties. That’s right folks, we know you’re in preparation overdrive now, so the September/October issue of PA Life magazine dives head first into the festive season. We’re here to help […]

Church House receives London Venue Awards accolade

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Church House Westminster has won the London Venue Award for โ€˜Best venue customer service โ€“ over 500 reception styleโ€™. The award was collected by Robin Parker, General Manager of Church House, and Marina Papadopoulou, Business Development of Church House, who attended the ceremony. The in-house team of Event Coordinators at Church House already held an […]

TAG partners Tramada Systems for corporate travel management software

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TAG and Tramada Systems have revealed the first global TMC implementation agreement for tramada, a cloud-based post-booking software platform. TAG first implemented tramada in Australia, where the software has been in place for a year. The global expansion of the relationship between the companies was driven by the regional results, which showed dramatic increases in […]

IN PICTURES: Meet Up at Uber for Business

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PA Life Club members recently convened for an exclusive Meet Up networking event at Uber for Business. Guests will be greeted with drinks, canapรฉs and finger food, before hearing about the latest developments in ground travel from both Uber and a PA who actively uses Uber for Business.

LAST CHANCE: Register for our Meet Up at Radio Alice Pizzeria

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There’s still time for you to register for our Meet Up networking event at Radio Alice Pizzeria Hoxton Square this coming Thursday, October 10th 2019. Weโ€™d love to introduce you to Radio Alice and share our Christmas offer, please join us for a pizza making party. On arrival youโ€™ll receive a glass of prosecco along […]

LOOKING BACK: PA Life Meet Up at Ascot Racecourse

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We were excited to welcome PA Life Club members to Ascot Racecourse last month for an afternoon of discoveries and delights. On arrival attending PAs were met by the Ascot Racecourse team and enjoyed a glass of prosecco – they were then introduced the wider events team and watched a presentation on the history and […]

NEW DATE: Win a place on our FAM Trip to Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa

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We have a new date for our FAM Trip networking event for PA Life Club membersย to the Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa – it’s now taking place on November 15th & 16th 2019 – but we only have room for 6 more people, so make sure you RSVP today for the chance to win […]

PA Profile: Monica Lien, PA to Pat Sharp

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Monica Lien is the PA for the broadcaster Pat Sharp. Under her married name of Monica Sharp, sheโ€™s also his wife. PA Life speaks to her about the peculiarities of working for a man within the media industry โ€“ who is also her spouseโ€ฆ How did you meet Pat? It was at a nightclub in […]

Legal industry ‘most reluctant to adopt unlimited holidaysโ€™

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Taking too many holidays is still frowned upon in 28% of UK workplaces. That’s the conclusion of research byย Perkbox, which surveyedย 1,342 UK employees, revealing that itโ€™s the Legal industry where โ€˜taking holidaysโ€™ was most taboo, with 39% of those surveyed believing this to be the case. This was followed closely by the Sales, Media and […]

UK ranked top for flexible working

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83% of UK companies allow their personnel or certain groups of employees one or more types of flexible working. That’s the conclusion offered in a joint study conducted by Protime, a specialist in time registration and personnel planning, and HR service provider SD Worx. Of all the countries surveyed, the United Kingdom is the number […]

PA Life Courses are here to help your career!

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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, there are more than 100 courses available to help develop your career and yourself, including: Data Protection […]

Women over 50 ‘happier than women in their 20s’

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Women aged 50-65 are happier with their age, relationship and confidence than women in their 20s. Research into the lives of modern women revealed older generations feel they are living their best lives. Half of women over 50 are content with their current relationship status while a quarter are โ€˜happyโ€™ with their age. And one […]

Phone addiction means Millennials can’t relax

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Millennials only truly relax for seven hours a week โ€“ because they are too wrapped up in their phones. A poll of 2,000 adults found hectic home and work lives mean those aged 18-34 get less than 60 minutes to themselves each day. And around six in 10 even say they โ€˜neverโ€™ truly relax, because […]