Steve Norris, sales director and workplace channel lead at Nestlé Professional® talks to businesses about the practical ideas they have to bring their teams closer Feeling part of a team is a key component to employee happiness and a sense of belonging in a business, according to nine in ten managers in the UK. The […]

With technology becoming more advanced every day, our working habits are changing at a rate unparalleled to any time in history previously. We are having to change and adapt to new surroundings and environments. So why would your office carry on looking the same? Even though no one can be sure what the office of […]

PA Life welcomes Odeon Cinemas as an award sponsor to the PA Life Christmas Party Awards 2018, which takes place on November 26 at ToyRoom London. With just one week to go until the PA Life Christmas party, we’ve already announced those shortlisted for the awards and with many others attending to enjoy a night […]

When you think of co-working spaces, most of us will think of areas for start-ups working within a creative hub in an office space in a rejuvenating area of the city. But, with more ‘traditional’ companies ditching the expensive office fees to work out of co-working spaces around the world, it means that the way […]

It really can be a difficult problem for HR to separate what one person considers banter and another sees as bullying. In the modern workplace, the lines aren’t as black and white as they once were. With many people seeing the problem layered in context rather than being nasty on purpose. However, bullying can ruin […]

Do we spend too much time working at the weekend? According to recent research we do and it’s a bad habit us Brits need to stop. We all wish we had more time on our hands but using our own time to complete our work could be damaging, rather than helpful. Busy Brits spend up […]

Most of us think that learning stops once we’ve left school but most people learn more whilst at work than they ever did in formal education. However, it is important to keep learning, to actively keep advancing your skills so that you become a more valuable employee. Spaced Learning In terms of memory (both short […]

Steve Norris, sales director and workplace channel lead at Nestlé Professional shares why teamwork is so important and why taking a break with colleagues makes sense. When it comes to being at work, ninety-two per cent of employees say positive workforce experiences matter more than anything else to them. As part of the Nestlé Professional® […]

New laws will see men and women receive their pension at the same age, but could this change in the law see women lose out and widen the gender pension gap? From 6 November 2018, for the first time in more than 70 years, men and women will receive their pension from the same age […]

Sandra Wainwright is the EA to the chief fire officer at Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, who recently won the award for ‘not-for-profit PA of the year at the 2018 North West PA of the Year Awards’ and with over 21 years experience, we decided that it’s time we find out a little more about […]

This year’s PA Life Christmas Party will be held at the prestigious London venue, Toy Room. As part of the fun of the evening, PA Life has introduced five prestigious awards. The awards night, being held on November 26 will see PA Life announce the winners.   The awards include: Networker of the year – an […]

Located in the heart of Mayfair, No.4 Hamilton Place, has announced a catering partnership with Blue Strawberry starting January 1, 2019. Blue Strawberry will use the Edwardian townhouse venue as their flagship catering venue, basing a Head Chef and team at the venue to work with No.4 and its clients directly. Stuart Jenkins, managing director […]

As someone that works a lot of varied hours throughout the day, I often find those that have a more relaxed working life telling me that I should slow down before I burn out. Like a lot of assistants, I don’t purposely work so much that I burn out but I also don’t try to prevent it […]

Being an assistant is a lifestyle that most will have for the majority of their working years. A good assistant/boss relationship will see the same team stick together for years on end, moving company to company in pursuit of perfect harmony. But with a large age-range of EAs mixing to share knowledge at networking events, […]

Last week, PA Life Club members got to enjoy a five-star evening of brilliant service, luxurious rooms and breath-taking views from the Luton Hoo manor house hotel, spa and golf club. We’ve sent the PA Life PA, Penelope Alice along to visit the historic manor house and let you know what she thought of it…  […]

Anyone planning an event of any size; large or small, needs to know how successful the event was. From capturing data to leaving people with a positive attitude, event planners only have a small window after an event to capture this information for analysis. Did your ROI actually come suggest the event was a success […]

It’s no secret that more of us are choosing to work remotely instead of heading into the office, the rise of the Virtual Assistant is something that has really become its own brand of assistant in the last ten years. The growing trend is becoming more popular within all industries and that may not be […]

The Christmas party planning season is upon us – potentially leaving you with weeks of incredible stress. Balancing life, work and all the party organisation; sometimes there’s just never enough hours in the day. To help make sure that your soirée is remembered by friends and colleagues for all the right reasons, here are our […]