Our Editor paid a visit to experience Fitzrovia’s sought-after, exclusive destination restaurant and bar YOPO at The Mandrake. The multi award-winning boutique hotel, renowned for its fusion of amazing art, culture and design, has re-opened with newly evolved design and a new menu . The creative force behind YOPO is the critically acclaimed Executive Chef […]

Lift the lid on merry mischief this season with Molton Brown’s full-of-joy gift hamper – the ultimate present for Molton Brown devotees; it’s brimming with both well-loved and new Festive Limited Editions, as well as playful baubles in the iconic fragrances we all love. ALL THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE MOLTON BROWN LIMITED EDITION FESTIVE […]

The wait is over! We are so excited to announce the winner of the Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar competition. The winner will receive the fantastic advent calendar which is packed with 25 most sought after products worth a whopping £1136. And the winner is Amanda Hewitt-Spicer, who works at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Congratulations! Harrods Corporate […]

Mash Media is delighted to announce that their One Day at Christmas event returns this December after a year off. No need to panic as there’s still time to get involved! For those who aren’t aware, One Day at Christmas is an annual charity event organised by a selection of companies across the UK events […]

Are you a Tomorrow’s Talent? The Meetings Show is looking for the future of the MICE industry with its initiative that champions up-and-coming talent within meeting and event planners. Entries for Tomorrow’s Talent 2023 programme, run in partnership with M&IT and now in its fifth year, are now open. Tomorrow’s Talent shines the spotlight on […]

In April 2022, 23% of UK businesses reported they were either already using, or were planning to implement remote working permanently in their business models. Curious to find out whether home workers are more productive than those who work at the office, experts at Reboot Link Building Company conducted a UK survey of 5,265 people to discover […]

We are really looking forward to Monday 28th November to the much anticipated PA community’s festive party of the year. It’s PA Life Christmas Party and PA Life Star Awards night of course and we can’t wait to see our readers and PA Life Club members there! The guest list filled up in record time […]

Are you the lucky winner of the Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar courtesy of Harrods Corporate Service? Harrods Corporate Service, the business gift division of the iconic Knightsbridge store, is offering one PA Life reader the chance to win a Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar. – the competition runs from 18th November until midnight 24th November! A […]

The much awaited PA Life Christmas Party and PA Life Start Awards celebrations are almost upon us. The evening is hosted jointly with the iconic event venue De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms. We can’t wait to see you all at the party! DATE: Monday 28th November 2022 TIME: 6pm – 9pm VENUE: De Vere Grand […]

Tom Moyes, partner in the Employment law at Blacks Solicitors shares his advice for employers on the importance of supporting and managing stress in the workplace. International Stress Awareness Week is the 07th-11th November. It is reported that 822,000 people in the UK suffer from work-related stress and health issues1. Following these reports, there is […]

Sandi Richmond, Executive Chef at Nobu Shoreditch, took the reins at this iconic Shoreditch restaurant  in April this year, after gaining her Nobu training and experience first at Nobu Dubai and most recently at Nobu Istanbul. Our Editor had a pleasure of meeting ChefI as Richmond at the iconic Nobu hotel. Sandi is originally from Durban, […]

You might have noticed the fresh look and new layout of the palife.co.uk website. Hope you like it! So, what has changed for the new palife.co.uk? The main reason behind the refresh was the need to bring more content to the homepage in order to give you, our reader, an easier and better user experience. […]

The SecsintheCity 2022 Salary Survey Report, shines a light on Assistants’ salaries, bonuses and benefits and reveals the real picture of post-pandemic employment. PA Life has some exclusive insights below on the Assistants salary survey results. In Early 2022, SecsintheCity set out to understand how the previous 12 months have impacted the working lives of […]

We spoke to Danielle Francis, Executive Assistant at Ankura Consulting, about her role that extends to mentoring other PAs and EAs and also to organising work social and charity activities. I’ve been in my role for 3 years and support the Chairman for EMEA & APAC, Head of People and 2 Senior Managing Directors. I […]

We sat down with Juliet Tolley, PA at the Home Office, Digital Data and Technology department, with over 30 years of experience within the Government, to uncover what her dream job looks like. How did you come to be a Personal Assistant? I always wanted to be a secretary! I was born organised and really […]

We spoke to Kerrin MacPhie, Chief Executive at The Meetings Industry Association, or mia as it’s commonly known. Kerrin took over the reins last November as the only salaried position within the association’s board of business meetings and events heavyweights… The mia is the largest, longest standing and most influential trade body operating within the […]

The team at The 616 Venue has created a luxury venue out of a beautiful barn and its surrounding buildings, nestled in the famous Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. We recently hosted a client who’d booked the venue for a corporate getaway. Post-pandemic they had some serious ground to cover but we knew that they also […]

Welcome to our autumn issue! It’s been particularly rewarding for us to work on this issue with sustainability as the common theme in every article and feature, where possible. We are very grateful for all our contributors and advertisers for sharing their sustainability efforts and plans, and demonstrating that they have not had to compromise […]