Fancy online incentives to boost well being, build teams or motivate your people during the lockdown? Staff perform comedy sketches and have fun making them work! Events specialist Take The Mike instruct them how to tell the best story putting smiles on faces! Packages can be tailored to suit and support social distancing whilst entertaining […]

As a PA, EA or Office Manager we know that it’s an extremely challenging time at the moment. Whether it’s sourcing new solutions, getting the business up and running again, new health and safety plans or preparing for the ‘new normal’, we have created the PA Life LIVE – Post Lockdown Reboot to give you a […]

As many as 60% of the UK workers who are no longer travelling to their usual place of work and now working from home  are nervous about returning to work following lockdown. That’s according to a YouGov survey commissioned by One Year No Beer, which also identified that women appear to be considerably more nervous, with 70% of […]

Businesses across the UK who are making efforts to get back to work are facing a new uphill struggle – employees claiming stress and anxiety or are simply requesting outright to be furloughed for another three months. Workers who were furloughed back in April are being gradually invited back to work, although some are being […]

By Becky Smith, Team Member at Giftround Home-schooling in lockdown. Hands up who’s winging it? I know I certainly am! If social media is to be believed there are many parents across the UK who, during this lockdown, have discovered a new-found respect and appreciation of our wonderful teachers. It’s difficult enough with just one […]

British businesses look set to be more flexible about working from home in the future – with nearly half of bosses believing it will save them money. A poll of 1,000 employers in the UK found prior to lockdown, just 45 per cent were comfortable with staff working away from the office. But seven in […]

The average adult has seen their stress and anxiety levels rise by almost 50 per cent in recent weeks – with those aged over 60 seeing the biggest increase. A study of 2,000 adults found that before the lockdown, an average of 59 minutes a day was spent feeling under pressure or worried about things […]

If you’re planning some post-lockdown Team Building activities for your company, the PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted partners ready to help. Our list of specialists covers everything from indoor and outdoor sports to bushcraft adventures and comedy nights – There’s something to suit every requirement! Start Your Search Now […]

Register for the next PA Life Virtual Meet Ups taking place on Monday, June 1st, which include guest speakers and activities tackling issues at the forefront of our minds as we emerge from lockdown: Business Travel and Team Building. We’ve teamed with our friends at Fruitful Events and London Jet Charter to create two great […]

If you are thinking about planning a team away day or corporate event in a unique setting, the Williams Conference Centre might just provide the perfect location. Based at the home of ROKiT Williams Racing, the venue has 10 multi-purpose event rooms catering for up to 350 guests. Full support is provided, with in-house AV […]

Why not consider holding your next event at the world-renowned University of Oxford and its colleges? Let Conference Oxford be your first point of contact when looking for a venue for a residential or day conference, a meeting, a celebratory dinner, an award ceremony, a party or a wedding – the list is endless! Representing […]

Cookies, pizza bases and banana bread are among the top treats Brits have been making during the lockdown, according to a poll of 2,000 people. A study found that sausage rolls, sourdough bread and lemon drizzle cake are also proving popular, while pancakes topped the poll, with cookies, chocolate cake and cupcakes close behind. VE […]

Register for the next PA Life Virtual Meet Ups taking place on Monday, June 1st, which include guest speakers and activities tackling issues at the forefront of our minds as we emerge from lockdown: Business Travel and Team Building. We’ve teamed with our friends at Fruitful Events and London Jet Charter to create two great […]

The London Venues Summit and Event Organisers Summit, both of which are hosted by PA Life publisher Forum Events & Media, will now take place at the Leonardo Royal London at Tower Bridge in October. London Venues Summit – 13th October, Leonardo Royal London, Tower Bridge Event Organisers Summit – 13th & 14th October, Leonardo […]

Boffins at Instant Offices have been crunching the numbers on how the current climate is sparking a change in the way businesses and their workers interact with the environment every day. For many companies, the pressure to change is coming from all sides. In Europe, 25% of businesses cite government regulations as their least favorable […]

UK consortium Venues of Excellence has published a commitment from its members in how they will work towards providing the  highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness, in doing so providing peace of mind for our customers, their teams and suppliers as the hospitality industry plan to reopen businesses over the next few months. Venues of […]

Wellbeing specialist WorkSpa has launched a new innovative strand of services called ‘WorkSpa at Home’, providing companies with a programme of weekly video content which will encompass everything employees need to help manage their welfare whilst working from home during the Covid19 crisis. The new weekly learning sessions will cover core topics around mental well-being […]

The coronavirus pandemic has seen 46% of full-time employees cancelling an average of seven days of annual leave, new research shows, highlighting an incoming annual leave crisis for employers. The survey of 2002 full-time UK workers, carried out by timetastic.co.uk, also found that 36% of employees haven’t heard anything from their employers regarding what will happen […]