It’s never easy to keep a good work-life balance that benefits both your career and your well-being. We’ve all tried to work hard and then play hard but ultimately one usually suffers. With these five tips, could you finally manage it? With what feels like an ongoing struggle with achieving the ideal work-life balance, recent […]

Research conducted by Printerland.co.uk and Custard online marketing has found that offices with formal dress codes can lean to happier employees. Research into Britain’s most engaged workplaces has found that almost three quarters of the best companies to work for in the UK have a formal dress code. 40% of the top companies enforce business […]

Last week we looked at how clean your office is on a bacterial level and we found out that the results shocked a lot of you. This week research by LondonOffices.com have found six office items harbouring harmful bacteria. Office workers are being warned about the items in the workplace that are most likely to […]

Do you suffer from hay fever? Or get annoyed by queue jumpers? You are not alone. These are just some of the biggest inconveniences of modern life. Hay fever, queue jumpers and being charged to use a cash machine have been named and shamed on a list of the biggest inconveniences of modern life. The […]

There are many positives to becoming a freelance, with many often earning more money for the same amount of work. Could this be why more and more people are becoming professional freelancers? Up to 50% of workers are expected to turn freelance in the next two years, according to research from Kalido. The findings also […]

With just two weeks to go until the PA Life Summit, we take a look at who our guest speakers are and the seminars you can get involved with. The PA Life Summit is one of the highlights in the PA Life calendar. Taking place at Altitude, London on September 10.   How to get to the […]

The latest PA Life Club competition, in partnership with MEET Beyond London is here. All club members are welcome to take part.  The brand new hotel The Langley, located in Iver, Buckinghamshire is due to open late 2018 and will be the sister hotel to The Wellesley, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London. This former hunting […]

Could the colours and styles you wear help you achieve more in the workplace? We speak to House of Colour to find out why dressing to impress can help you in the workplace. Brian Coyle used the House of Colour for a colour and style class with House of Colour meant his subsequent wardrobe changes […]

Britain is a nation of wannabe PTs, offering out amateur fitness advice to colleagues, friends and family with no professional expertise to base it on, according to new research. Almost two thirds admit to providing amateur fitness advice to friends and family Workplaces up and down the country are most susceptible to this kind of […]

As we continue to keep you informed on what’s happening in the events world and keep you up to date, don’t forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. 1. The funniest ‘out of office’ responses It’s August, and statistically most UK holiday time is taken during this month. You’ll notice that it […]

“The UK must recognise the skills and talents that young people working part time can bring to the workforce,” according to co-founder and COO of Job Today Polina Montano. “There’s a chance that the person serving your coffee at the weekend might be one of the CEOs of the future,” she told HR magazine. “Technology […]

Do you really know how clean your work desk is? On a bacterial level, could your desk kill you? Vincenzo Ferrara finds out more… We spend on average a staggering 90,000 hours in our life time at work. It has become more common than ever for people to work at an office, sat at a […]

2018 has seen a lot of change in the world. But, one thing that has stayed the same is our love of a good burger. Vincenzo Ferrara at PA Life has been in search of the best burger in the UK. The humble burger is all things to all whom eat them. From meaty to […]

Kate Isaacson is fairly new to the world of being a PA/EA. Over just 22 months, she has gone from a complete beginner in the position to now being a well respected and highly regarded up-and-comer. Now the EA to MD at Power Solutions (UK) Ltd, she speaks to us about her experience so far.  How did you come […]

Making sure you are fulfilled in your career has many benefits and can make your happier. Nicola Allen, freelance writer, looks at ‘finding the thing that fits – taking the first steps towards a more fulfilled career’ In the most recent issue of PA Life (July/August 2018) we learned that 42% of us would be […]

Can you honestly say that your CV is completely truthful? New research has shown that one in three of us lie on our CV. More than one in three jobseekers (38%) have lied on their CV at least once, reveals new insight from a nationwide study. Proving to be a nation prone to a little […]

Do you know your worth? More importantly, do you know how to negotiate your salary to match what you are worth? Aaron Wallis, sales recruitment, has collated a series of tips for offering the right salary package to candidates. Offering the right salary is crucial when looking to recruit top talent: offer a package too […]

If you’d have mentioned ‘Plant Milk’ many years ago, people would have looked at you with a blank stare. Almost confused as to how you could milk a plant. Vincenzo Ferrara has been on the search to learn more. In 2018 however, a lot has changed. Today, August 22 is the second annual ‘World Plant […]