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Stuart O'Brien

Join the PA Life Club for just £45!

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You can now sign up to the PA Life Club for just £35 – so why not join now and get a little more exclusivity in your life? The PA Life Club package gives you access to our private members page and includes: Exclusive £99 online learning packages (worth £225) with over 100 unlimited courses to […]

PA Life Courses are here to help you level up 2022!

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PA Life Courses has everything you need to get ahead for 2022, with 100+ modules that cover all areas of Administration, Business, Technology, HR, Health & Safety, Personal Development and Teams & Management. Signing up to a VIP membership with the PA Life Club will reduce the cost of the course bundle to just £99! Courses include […]

36 per cent of people are unhappy in their jobs

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Real estate is the industry which scored the lowest– followed by management, consulting and automotive. At the other end of the scale, education was deemed the happiest sector – with workers scoring high on having a clear sense of purpose. This was followed closely workers in aerospace and defence, and government and public administration which […]

What employers need to know before cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff

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Withholding contractual sick pay for unvaccinated staff has significant risks that employers should consider before enforcing the policy. That’s according to employee relations experts, AdviserPlus, after several employers including Ikea and Morrisons cut sick pay for unvaccinated employees after a rise in staff absences over the winter period. Analysis by the Trades Union Congress found that […]

Ah ha! Norwich revealed to have the UK’s worst bosses

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Norwich, the home of Alan Partridge, who famously puts his personal assistant Lynn through hell, has been revealed as the bad boss capital of the UK, in a nationwide poll. The study revealed that a staggering 42 percent of Norwich workers have worked for a boss from hell, compared to a national average of 29 […]

A quarter of small businesses are set to continue WFH until April 2023

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Despite the change in government guidance, many businesses are looking to continue working from home to avoid spending money on expensive office spaces. A new report shows that businesses with fewer than 50 employees are saving nearly £4,000 a month in rent and running costs when employees work from home. A survey of 1,000 small […]

Nearly 1 in 3 Brits want to return to the office this month for their mental health

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With the Omicron variant appearing to have peaked in the UK according to the ONS, research from Infogrid has revealed that nearly a third of working Brits (32%) want to return to their offices in January because they feel it would improve their mental health, which has been impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The top […]

Q&A: Lime Venue Portfolio’s Kerry Wright on how to make your meetings more sustainable

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We sat down with Kerry Wright, Head of Group Sales at Lime Venue Portfolio, to discover how the company’s Meetings for Change initiative can help take away your eco-anxieties… Tell us about Lime Venue Portfolio and why you’ve undertaken the Meetings for Change initiative. Lime Venue Portfolio is the UK’s largest collection of diverse venues, […]

New year, new team building goals? The PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory can help!

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If Team Building activities are back on your agenda, the PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted partners ready to help. Our list of specialists covers everything from indoor and outdoor sports to bushcraft adventures and comedy nights – There’s something to suit every requirement! Start Your Search Now Not part […]

PA LIFE MEET UP: Food in Meetings and Events – Last chance to RSVP!

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This is your last chance to RSVP for our exclusive Meet Up networking event for PA Life readers at Pennethorne’s Bar, Somerset House, on Thursday 27th January 2022, courtesy of Restaurant Associates Venues, part of Lime Venue Portfolio. Food in Meetings and Events – Introducing Ways to be Well. This event will be focused around food […]

The Midas I: Bespoke gifts from many talented artists

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We are The Midas I. With our worldwide portfolio of creators and artisans, we invite you to experience our unique and bespoke gifting service, where each detail is crafted into desire. From the rarest pearl to memories sculpted in glass, a perfume you create solely for your or your clients to a unique blend of […]

Have you registered for September’s PA Life Summit?

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The PA Life Summit is specifically designed for senior PAs who want to find solution providers and discover innovative opportunities to help respond to the daily challenges of their professional lives – and registration is now OPEN! WHEN? 8th September 2022 WHERE? Hilton London Canary Wharf As always, this event is small, niche and high-targeted, […]

The UK’s maternity and paternity benefits ‘are completed outdated’

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One in seven of the 1,518 polled have already left a job due to poor perks at a time when they needed help the most. While a further two thirds are prepared to switch careers if the leave and pay schemes don’t improve for new mums and dads. And one third believe British businesses desperately […]

Back to Work 2022: Taking care of your health and wellbeing

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Christmas decorations have been taken down and now it’s time for work to resume, and your diary is most likely already filling up fast. It can be difficult to get back into the swing of things but, it’s always important to remember to take care of your health and wellbeing. Jamie Anton, Group Director of […]

Conferenceemcees.com event organiser resource now live

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Conferenceemcees.com, a global network of professional conference emcees, moderators, and facilitators working across virtual, hybrid and in person events, has gone live. The launch follows a hugely successful period of activity following its October 2020 ‘soft launch’ with a series of virtual, hybrid, studio and in-person events being held on behalf of clients in London, […]

Caution sounded over 4-day working week trials

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Trials of a four-day working week in the UK launched this week, with several companies taking part in the six-month experiment. Employees will work four days a week instead of the traditional five with no cut to their pay for the duration of the experiment, which aims to see look at the effect a 4-day […]

New report outlines how to tackle the ‘Great Resignation’

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With job vacancies in the UK at an all-time high, new research shows that over half of people (55%) will consider the quality of an office when it comes to taking on a new role. The findings are part of Peldon Rose’s new Powered by People report, which takes a deep dive into the way […]

PA Life Meet Up: The Architecture of Gifting, with The Midas I & Charlie Allen Bespoke Tailors

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We’re delighted to announce an exclusive Meet Up networking event for PA Life readers on Friday February 4th 2022, in partnership with bespoke gifting specialists The Midas I and Charlie Allen Bespoke Tailors.Introducing the Architecture of Gifting from The Midas I, a bespoke gifting practice comprising of trained Architects, Interior Designers Artists and executive consultants. They […]