Three months after its December re-launch The Hospitality Partnership has welcomed four new associate partners, who join the original six associate founder members and more than 20 associate team partners with a singular aim – to help get the hospitality sector recover. The Hospitality Partnership offer a talent bank of industry professionals covering a variety […]

Despite campaigning for gender parity for more than 100 years, research shows that 60% of managers within the industrial sector believe their industry still struggles with a lack of gender diversity. The research, which comes from multi-discipline recruitment experts Search Consultancy was conducted with 1,000 managers and asked respondents to rate how they believed their […]

Our partners at Hope Health are delighted to offer PA Life Club members an exclusive complimentary workplace wellbeing virtual session! The virtual Lunch & Learn session chosen by you is Enhance Your Energy – How to eat for better energy & productivity and will take place at 13.00 on Tuesday 9th March 2021. This session will be delivered […]

By Teams Unpuzzled Did you manage to enjoy a Christmas party in 2020? When was the last time your team managed to spend any time together chatting about something other than work? The world of team building has changed dramatically; the need for it is even greater but the ability to deliver it face to […]

Today is International Women’s Day – a time to celebrate the achievements of women across the world, as well as raising awareness of the ongoing fight for equality. It’s incredibly encouraging that this event has grown so significantly over the past few years, from being a niche, annual ‘nod’ to women, to something that is […]

Schools may be going back and the UK may be bracing itself for the easing of Covid restrictions by 21 June, but the long tail of Covid is still causing the majority of business owners concern. New research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance reveals that 44% of UK small businesses are still concerned about the […]

ENGAGE STAFF, MOTIVATE TEAMS WITH STREAMED ENTERTAINMENT! ‘Laughter is contagious. The more laughter you bring into your life the happier those around you will feel’, Help Guide. At Take the Mike, we believe a good laugh boosts the immune system, energising during lockdown! IN IT TOGETHER, LAUGH TOGETHER! We’ve a line up of west end […]

As the hospitality industry gears up for a busy summer the award-winning and privately owned Carden Park Hotel in Cheshire has revealed its new fine dining restaurant, ‘The Vines’, which will welcome diners in May 2021 when the hotel reopens. The Vines is part of a £250,000 refurbishment, which the hotel says will bring elegant, […]

onefinestay has unveiled fully flexible services and pricing for longer stay guests in London, including the opportunity to book exclusive homes for stays ranging from 30 nights to six months. onefinestay’s longer stay benefits have been designed to alleviate the many frustrations and complexities guests experience when seeking a home rental for extended periods of […]

98% of women want men to help address gender inequality issues, yet less than half of men indicated being ready to help. That’s according to a study conducted by LEWIS in support of the global HeForShe movement, showing the impact and perceptions of gender inequities during the pandemic across 13 countries. The report reveals women are looking for active support […]

The international Smart Advancing Women (iSAW) organisation will launch a global platform for professional women, LIFT (Learning and Intelligence For Tomorrow), on March 8th to coincide with International Women’s Day. Powered by Unily, LIFT is described as an ‘innovative learning and intelligence habitat for women to collaborate and hone their professional and technical skills and personal […]

Women’s workplace initiative Catalyst is observing International Women’s Day 2021 by challenging companies to join its #BiasCorrect “Make the Invisible Visible” global campaign, providing virtual backgrounds that encourage courageous conversations about unconscious bias in meetings. Catalyst research shows that invisible barriers for women in the workplace, particularly women of colour, have proliferated in remote working during the pandemic: 1 […]

Make Venues has completed its latest round of investment in its people and product, ready for the industry’s return later this year. The group has announced upgrades in the businesses virtual conferencing, hybrid and digital technology across its three venues in London, Bristol and Leamington Spa. The upgrades are focused predominantly on video conferencing, hybrid […]

One in five employees say they are struggling to cope with Covid-19 restrictions and a quarter believe that their mental health has deteriorated due to the pandemic, according to new research amongst 1,216 employees on behalf of Group Risk Development (GRiD). The research, undertaken during January 2021, showed that 76% of employees, to the best of […]

A national network of PAs has been named top franchise at the Best Franchise Awards. Pink Spaghetti, founded by Caroline Gowing and Vicky Matthews in Cheshire in 2009, was awarded the title of best franchise in the ‘under £2m network turnover’ category. Pink Spaghetti’s nationwide franchisees work from home to provide flexible virtual personal assistant services to small […]

Manchester Central is preparing to install a self-contained production studio at the conference and events venue. Set to be the first of its kind in the heart of the city centre, Studio at Manchester Central will offer TV broadcast-quality production facilities to help businesses professionally communicate with and engage national and global audiences virtually, or […]

Research shows IT teams are increasingly concerned about security and scalability of the remote work tools adopted early in the pandemic to address the sudden shift to remote work. As a result, 65 percent of those surveyed are actively consolidating remote work tools, citing the need for ease of administration, ease of use, and scalability. […]

Only 44% of employers have a formal wellbeing strategy, despite significant investment in health and benefits by employers. In addition, 22% said they did not intend to have a strategy within the next 12-18 months. That’s according to Aon’s UK Benefits & Trends Survey, also showed that only 9% of employers are actively measuring the return […]