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Toby Cruse

Britain’s most dangerous drivers are in their 30s

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Northern women called Sarah and Emma are among those most likely to cause a crash Women called Sarah and men named John are the most likely to be involved in a car crash, according to new statistics by Your Legal Friend. 70% of drivers who cause road accidents are men, and are most likely to […]

Donald Trump accused of assault by former PA

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The 35-year old former assistant claims the President ‘should be afraid’ despite Twitter denial Donald Trump, President of the United States, has taken to Twitter to deny allegations made by a former receptionist and secretary via the Washington Post yesterday. Alleging an incident in 2006, the then 22-year old Rachel Crooks claims Donald Trump kissed […]

Join the PA Life Club at Abd el Wahab

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Ahead of its grand opening next month, join the PA Life team at Abd el Wahab, the new Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Belgravia. Named after a street in Beirut, Abd el Wahab takes pride in its Lebanese roots and is known for authentic cuisine and huge hospitality. Founded in Lebanon in 1997, there are restaurants […]

Will we see you at the Business Travel Show?

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The PA Life team are all set up at booth B482 and are looking forward to meeting with you, but make sure you bring your business card… Attendees will all be able to enter for a chance to secure the prize simply by dropping by the PA Life stand and leaving their business card at […]

Companies are still paying men more

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Three quarters of businesses are still have a gender pay gap Although the gender pay gap is virtually extinct for freelance and self-employed workers, British businesses are still struggling to catch up, according to new government statistics. 74% of businesses with more than 250 employees were found to have a pay gap favouring men, with […]

Brits sit through almost 10,000 meetings in their career

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They’ll probably spend most of that time daydreaming, forgetting their notebooks and trying not to fall asleep Long suffering British employees will sit through a mind numbing 9,776 meetings in their working lifetime – with over half of them being deemed as completely pointless, research from Deliveroo for Business has revealed. New research of the […]

Paid bereavement leave is nearly nationwide

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Bereavement leave is now near-universal among organisations, according to a new study Almost all employers offer their staff paid time off during a time of bereavement, according to a survey from XpertHR. The majority of the 634 organisations surveyed operate within a formal policy or guidelines when granting leave. The remainder prefer to work on […]

Millennials dominate the workforce, but what do they want?

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Millennials outnumber the baby boomers, but how will this change the workplace? Are Millennials overworked or lazy? This was one of the key questions recruitment company The ManpowerGroup were asked by Instant Offices as it set out to answer as they tried to work out what Millennials look for in employment. The report aimed to […]

How much data do you share with the public sector?

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As GDPR legislation looms ever closer for businesses, new research has revealed just how little trust the British public has for online use of their private information Nearly 90% of British workers are concerned about the amount of data they share publicly, and how vulnerable they could be if the information found its way into the […]

Top 10 stories of the week

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As we continue to keep you informed on what’s happening in the events world and keep up to date, don’t forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. 1. Are you an office geek? If you enjoy putting together a spreadsheet and using three different colour highlighters during your working day, you could earn yourself the title as […]

Gleneagles is Britain’s number 1 hotel

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The 5-star Scottish hotel and spa ranked among the destinations from Italy to Antigua Luxury Scottish hotel, spa and golf resort Gleneagles has been named one of the world’s best hotels, ranking within Conde Nast Traveller’s renowned Gold List 2018. Calling the 5-star leisure and business destination the ‘most famous hotel in Scotland’, the internationally […]

Flexible working and small businesses lead to Britain’s happiest workers

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What keeps us smiling in the workplace? The average British worker rates their happiness as just under 7/10, according to the 2018 Happiness Survey by One4all rewards. Workers in one of the oldest age brackets – aged 55 and over – were happier than any other age group, scoring 6.91, while men rated their happiness […]

15 ways to stay productive at work

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Executives should ditch meetings, quit multitasking and learn how to delegate to maximise productivity in the office, experts have warned.  A new list of tips and advice has been compiled by the experts at commercial property firm LondonOffices.com to encourage workers to ditch bad habits and achieve benchmark levels of productivity at work. From jazzing […]

How labels boost office productivity

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The day-to-day running of the office is no easy job. Business-critical tasks like managing the diaries of senior team members and helping keep key customers happy require attention that time-consuming admin cuts into. The last thing PAs and EAs need is to waste valuable time finding the correct files or ensuring stationery is in the […]

Tried & Tasted: The Listing

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In the run up to Valentine’s Day, PA Life’s Toby Cruse was invited down to The Listing, a newly opened  venue in Cannon Street that’s offering rich flavours, affordability and killer cocktails… Cannon Street, and the train stations that sit on it, aren’t known as a location of peace and quiet, so walking to The Listing on […]

University cities crowned top places to work in the UK

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Britain’s ‘golden triangle’ seen as the best areas to work in Britain The British cities home to the country’s top universities have topped Glassdoor’s study of the best work destinations of the last year, with Cambridge and Manchester ranking second and third, with experts anticipating a continued surge as we move towards Brexit. Golden Triangle […]

Crush your career blues

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Here are some tips on how to boost your motivation at work throughout 2018 The bluest Monday of the year came and went on 15 January and according to recent reports by Instant Offices. Britons seem to be positive about their overall career and professional goals so far – with a pay rise and promotion being the second most popular New […]

App of the Week: Cleanfox

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Let your inbox meet the Cleanfox If you had to guess, how many emails do you receive every day? 50? 100? Is that taking into account the emails going to both your work and personal accounts? What about your Google account that you probably don’t even realise you own? The numbers add up, and for […]