by Grant Bailey One in four Brits has left a restaurant during a meal amid a poor dining experience. A study of 2,000 diners found 23 per cent have had such an unpleasant time while eating out they have left without even finishing their food. Slow service and rude staff are among the aspects of […]
By ActivAbsence In the UK and worldwide, we are a fan of taking up the holidays produced by our American cousins. With most of the world now celebrating Halloween and who can forget the sales on Black Friday? However, the latest celebration that has swept the USA that we think could take on the world […]
Equifax white paper shows that financial wellbeing of staff could hamper workplace productivity and lead to absenteeism. London, August 2018 – Mental health is one of the biggest causes of sickness absence in the UK, according to theOffice for National Statistics. And a new white paper for employers, published by credit information provider Equifax, underlines […]
By: Lisa Marshall Companies that promote a ‘human culture,’ where people feel comfortable being themselves, can often be the most successful. Workplaces that casting a focus on employee personalities and their need for different ways of working, often have a highly dedicated and motivated workforce. This is because the employee feels valued. Employees who feel […]
In a world that’s more connected than ever before, you’d think we’d be pretty good at communication by now. Sadly, that’s not the case. Poor communication is the biggest reason why UK employees want to leave their jobs, with many people feeling they aren’t given clear objectives or having their voices heard. Poor communication can […]
Vincenzo Ferrara dines at Thompson restaurant in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The perfect venue outside of London for your corporate meeting and a relaxed evening. St Albans is a historic small city that is a hub of business activity. Direct on a train from London, it’s the perfect area to arrange a meeting with those outside […]
The working environment is filled with people who lie. It’s become a part of working life. Some people lie to make their life and job sound more glamorous and others lie to be harmful. When we at PA Life decided to do a little bit more research on the topic we came across this from […]
The Term ‘Housewife’ could soon be cosigned to the history books, as half of modern woman feel it is outdated, sexist and embarrassing, according to a new study Researchers surveyed British females and found as many as 38 percent feel the word “housewife” is outdated, while a further one in ten deem the word to […]
The wonderfully busy PA about town Penelope Alice visited the PA Life Club members event in London last night. Read about how her night was with in a super cool venue in Shoreditch and a cyber escape game run by Green Hat People. “For many of us, the thought of an escape room can seem […]
When the opportunity for us to send budding PA Penelope Alice to a horse racing event with the PA Life Club cropped up, she felt she needed to go. When she found out it was taking place in a hospitality box at the Royal Windsor Racecourse, she told us, she must go! Read her story […]
An essential part of any PA’s job is of course, event planning. It can be as stressful as it can be fun. Planning the perfect event is an art form rather than a skill. Vincenzo Ferrara finds out if the new App from PartyMaker, is designed to cut out a lot of the hard work […]
Are you thinking of putting on an event, or in the process of organising one? If so, will you be using an event production or AV company to help realise it? Sometimes companies will enlist the help of event production during the final stages of event preparation presenting them with a limited list of requirements, […]
Join the PA Life Club today and benefit from events such as ….. Green Hat People presents Escape Game FAM trip to Windsor Experience Formula 1 at Williams Conference Centre Beat London opens its doors to PA Life Club members Meet-up with Cambridge Cookery School The cost is £89 incl. VAT for a year’s membership – sign […]
By London Doctors Clinic’s clinical director, Dr Daniel Fenton, and HR director, Vicki Field Finally, we’re in the middle of a long, hot summer like the ones we remember when we were kids. But now, whilst we may have a holiday planned to enjoy some of the sunshine, most of us have to commute and […]
By Mary Kucher It would come as no surprise that Blog Posts are the most used and profitable strategies for content marketing. Many websites use them to bump up their rankings and get a broader audience. Such promotions are common because blogs tend to include real-life experience, showing that the editor can relate to his […]
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 one of the worst offenders when it comes to meetings? Getting everyone in the same place at the same time for a […]
10 Nuggets of wisdom from experienced PA’s for anyone starting out in the industry. We asked you, the PA Life audience on social media to share your experiences for advice that you would give to a new PA starting out. The number of people that responded, ended up being a lot more than we could have […]
This week new data has revealed which degree courses will earn its graduates the highest and lowest salaries. The results are based on employment five years after graduation. The data, analysed by Propillo as part of its graduate affordability study, has revealed that those with degrees in medicine and dentistry can expect to earn an average salary of […]
