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73% of Brits are set to continue WFH following lockdown

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New consumer research by Jeyes Fluid has revealed that 73% of Brits admit that having an outdoor space has become more important since the pandemic, while a whopping 73% are set to continue working from home following lockdown (27% part time, 46% full-time). 56% of Brits would like to transform their outdoor space to unwind and […]

PA Life Courses – Big discounts for PA Life Club members

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Whether you’re back at the office, still working from home, looking for new opportunities or just want to bring some vibrancy to your role, PA Life Courses has everything you need to get ahead. Enjoy 100+ courses that cover all areas of Administration, Business, Technology, HR, Health & Safety, Personal Development and Teams & Management. Signing […]

ACE Travel Management’s Sarah Wilson a finalist at The Business Travel People Awards

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ACE Travel Management CEO Sarah Wilson has been selected as a finalist for The Business Transformation Initiative of the Year at The Business Travel People Awards 2021. The award recognises an individual or team from any sector of business travel that has driven and managed a transformation within their company. Sarah has been instrumental in ACE’s […]

Absence management ‘has become more difficult’ since Covid-19

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Although a healthy 85% of UK businesses record employee absence, according to research undertaken on behalf of GRiD, fewer employers (63%) actually measure the impact of sickness absence on their business. Of these, four in five said that it had become more difficult to record since the onset of Covid-19 as furloughing and working from […]

Brits now sit down for more than 43 hours a week

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The average Brit is now sitting down for more than 43 hours during a typical week – the equivalent of 93 days a year, according to new research. A study has revealed millions around the country are parked on their backsides for six hours and 20 minutes every day. But 46 per cent of the […]

Global PA Association & PA Life are supporting Save the Children’s Race from London to Yemen

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Yemen has long been one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. Now after five years of war the Yemen conflict has left 12.3m children in need of help. Children are paying the heaviest price. They are facing a deadly triple threat – bombs, disease and hunger. All funds raised during the Global PA […]

PA Life Summit: Here’s everything you need to know

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Have you registered for your complimentary place at the hybrid PA Life Summit, which is taking place 18th October at the Cotswolds Water Park? The Summit is a great way to build essential business connections with innovative and competitive suppliers that can help you with all aspects of your business and job role. Your free pass […]

‘Mass shift’ pressures UK employers to deliver flexibility

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The number of employees planning to work from home at least once a week has more than doubled in the last year as a result of the change in working patterns brought on by the COVID pandemic. That’s according to research from HR and payroll specialist SD Worx across 5,000 employees in five European countries looking at […]

84% think covid-19 has affected employee retirement plans

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A recent poll conducted by WEALTH at work found that 84% of respondents think employees have changed their retirement plans in light of the pandemic. Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, said: “The pandemic has affected nearly all of us and not least those employees who are approaching retirement. It therefore comes as no surprise that […]

Spam emails annoying you? Here are some tips to help clean your inbox…

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Recent data shows 68% of Brits don’t protect their inbox from spam emails – not only are they annoying, but they can also be potentially dangerous. So, what – if anything – can we do about it? It turns out there are quite a few easy solutions to dwindle the number of junk from your […]

Dreaming of the beach? The ‘holiday glow’ starts a week before you even set off…

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A poll of 2,000 adults found two thirds start to reap the benefits of a holiday by experiencing a feeling of joy prior to jetting away. And one in 10 said this glow lasts up to a month after getting back from a break – at which point they book their next holiday and the […]

London Venues Summit: Date changed to September 6th – Register today!

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We’ve made slight change to the date of the London Venues Summit, which will now take place on September 6th 2021 at the Glaziers Hall. The Summit is a highly focused event that brings delegates and suppliers together for one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities; all to enable you to create lasting relationships […]

Aviva reveals UK’s Best Shoffice winners

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Aviva has revealed the winners of its competition to find the UK’s best “shoffices” – namely, sheds or outbuildings converted or built for use as workspaces. The winners – each winning £250-worth voucher to choose from for Amazon, John Lewis Partners, Ikea, B&Q or Currys PC World – were selected by property expert, podcast host […]

EventWell Live 2021 – Dates confirmed

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EventWell, the event industry’s charitable social enterprise, have confirmed the return of their two-day event – EventWell Live on 13th and 14th July 2021. The two-day virtual event aims to bring event professionals together, providing them with the tools and tips from professional speakers, to help make better lifestyle choices, enhance personal health, as well […]

CHS Birmingham launches ‘Project Confidence’

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CHS Birmingham is aiming to inject confidence into the meetings and events industry as it recovers from the effects of the global pandemic. The exhibition itself was forced to postpone during the lockdown but will now form part of the industry’s return. A big part of the objectives for CHS Birmingham will be ‘project confidence’; […]

Bring Your Dog To Work Day: The UK’s pooch-friendly industries

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In light of Bring Your Dog To Work Day today (June 25th), new research by comparethemarket.com reveals the top industries to work in if you’re looking to bring your pooch along, as well as the workplace policies businesses have in place regarding dogs in the office. With more than two in five UK employees (42%) looking to […]

Eat My Logo can help with your Flexible Return to Work

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By Amy Lang, Eat My Logo With ‘Freedom Day” due in the next few weeks (hopefully) more and more businesses are planning for their staff to return to the office for some or all of their working week. These will be the first steps in businesses working out how they will operate going forward and […]

One in four risks sharing confidential work-related information  

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A new survey carried out by KnowBe4 Research shows that nearly a quarter of employees are unsure whether the information they are working with is confidential or not. KnowBe4 Research investigates the IT security culture of companies worldwide. They carry out continuous surveys to see how companies and organisations handle IT security and training. New figures show that 24 percent are […]