Due to the recent updates from the government, we have made the decision to move the date of the Summit to the 19th November – Hilton London Canary Wharf. Still forming the same concept, your guest pass includes; a personalised itinerary of relaxed meetings with top industry suppliers, networking with fellow professionals that share your challenges, all meals and […]

With the Coronavirus pandemic leading to significant changes in legislation across a range of sectors and people throughout the country being impacted, businesses and business owners should take the time to look into the processes they have in place. Phil Parkinson (pictured), Head of Commercial Law at Blacks Solicitors, discusses why it’s never been so […]

There have been unprecedented impacts on employees’ rights during this coronavirus pandemic, including the right to health and safety and the right to be paid. Alex Monaco, Founder of Monaco Solicitors and the first ever Employee Rights Day, explains the key laws your business needs to be aware of… What is the furlough scheme? The […]

The PA Life Club is currently offering every new member that signs up by August 21st, an additional 4 months membership – completely FREE! Sign-up by August 21st and your membership will continue until December 2021! Use code PALC16M in the “Reference Code” area of booking and enjoy your all-inclusive benefits, such as; Priority invites to all PA Life […]

By Andrew Willis, Head of Legal at employment law and HR consultancy, Croner Letters are the primary way of keeping employees in the know regarding redundancy. The UK employment law requires you to issue letters at all stages throughout the process. But how do you start writing such an important letter? And what should you include in each […]

The Meetings Show has unveiled further plans for its 2020 hybrid show, after the UK government confirmed that business events, conferences, exhibitions and events centres are permitted to re-open on 1 October, if adhering to social distancing. The Meetings Show 2020, which has been rescheduled to October due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, […]

In light of the recent announcement that live events can take place from 1st October, we have made the decision to move the PA Life Summit from 7th September to 19th November at the Hilton London Canary Wharf, where it will now take place as a hybrid event. This is hugely positive news for the […]

By David Price, Workplace Wellbeing expert and CEO of Health Assured It’s been a few months now since lockdown began—and slowly, things are starting to return to normal. While some pockets of strict lockdown measures remain in place—and are likely to pop up as small outbreaks of COVID-19 appear—for the most part, retail and offices […]

Since the coronavirus outbreak was first reported in China, over 185 countries have been infected, which has had a significant international impact.  This led to the development of the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which has been used to furlough around 8.4 million employees. For people who are still working, many have had to begin […]

Just prior to lockdown PA Life was lucky enough to visit the Oatlands Park Hotel for a venue scout and overnight stay – and we think this jewel in the Surrey countryside offers corporate bookers something a little different… One of the most important things to consider when choosing a venue for your event, conference […]

PA Life publisher Forum Events & Media Group has successfully held its first virtual events, establishing a blueprint for B2B networking and conferences in the ‘new normal’. In recent weeks we’ve hosted two full-day conferences – PA Life LIVE, which brought together Executive and Personal Assistants for a full day of learning, and the Hotel Designs LIVE event, […]

Women are spending the equivalent of almost an entire month of the year worrying – and more than half said it is having an impact on their health. A study of 2,000 adults found women spend an average of almost two hours a day feeling worried or stressed, with two thirds of this time spent […]

Throughout lockdown we ran FOUR amazing competitions for PA Life Club Members – and now we’re ready to reveal the winners! Competition One: For the first, we gave members the chance to win a round of crazy golf & cocktails for 4 people at Swingers! Swingers takes crazy golf from the 1920’s British seaside, Tanqueray […]

With lockdown easing, now is the perfect time to start researching venues for your next event – The PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted partners ready to help make your project a reality! Our list of venues encompasses everything from bars, restaurants, indoor sports and hotels right through to safari […]

Over 100 senior PAs and EAs attended the first PA Life LIVE digital conference which took place throughout the day of Wednesday June 24th – And you can now re-watch the fantastic session looking at Corporate Gifting and Staff Incentives & Rewards. Free to attend, the conference provided assistants with the tools to help their businesses return […]

PA Life’s printed magazine sits right at the heart of the PA and EA community, providing advice, profiles, How To guides, reviews and more – but did you know you can sign up to receive a Digital Edition of each issue completely FREE? All you need to do is click here and fill out the […]

We recently spoke to to Venues of Excellence Executive Director Mandy Jennings about the benefits of Membership Consortiums in challenging industry times, how they planned to support members through the pandemic, plus the views of both members and industry partners… How did Venues of Excellence (VoE) react with a plan for members as we went […]

For many, wearing headphones at work can be helpful, but for some it’s seen as unprofessional, unsociable or even rude. It can be tricky to work out the best way to keep everyone happy, so music licensing company PPL PRS Ltd have put together some advice to help you gauge whether you’re in the right or wrong […]