The World Cup starts today in Russia with the ‘glamour’ first group stage match between the host country and Saudi Arabia. But it’s not too late to add a bit of extra excitement to proceedings with a cheeky office sweepstake. And the best thing is there are loads of resources out that that have done all […]
Brits taking a career break could lose as much as £1,300 off their annual salary over the course of an average 47 year career, costing more than £60,000, according to new research from Adzuna. The data – collated by the job site in June 2018 by analysing 406,011 CVs – takes into account all types of career breaks, […]
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Heading to The Meetings Show this June? Join the PA Life Club and Venues of Excellence for a tour around London aboard a double-decker bus. Club members are invited to climb aboard on Wednesday June 27, where they will be able to taste some delicious afternoon tea and gin-based cocktails. If you’re a PA Life […]
The Meetings Show 2018 has detailed its line-up of keynote speakers for the upcoming education programme. Kicking off on June 26, The Meetings Show’s Pre-Show Conference will be opened by John Straw, senior advisor to McKinsey and Co and IBM. His talk on ‘Technomics – the end and the beginning of everything you know’, will […]
US firm Textio thinks it has discovered why some women are put off applying for certain jobs – the words used in job ads are putting them off. The company, which has developed what it called ‘augmented writing software’, has published the results of research in which it analysed ‘millions’ of job ads, pinpointing words such […]
Leaving the house without a coat, letting the phone battery go lower than 50 per cent charged and going to bed past 11pm on a school night feature in the top 40 list of ‘little risks’ among us crazy Brits, who clearly like living on the edge. Other mini risks, which emerged in the poll […]
UK businesses are failing to recognise employees’ anxieties around communication in the workplace, a new study has found. Known as work-related performance anxiety, the business world’s equivalent to stage fright, more and more workers are reporting a feeling of anxiousness at least once a week (five times a month). These results were documented within the […]
PAs, EAs, VAs and admin professionals are all invited to join this year’s PA Life Summit, where they can meet with corporate buyers of venues, hospitality and travel. The day event, which kicks off on Monday 10 September, 2018 at Altitude London, will provide members of the industry to get face-to-face with other like-minded individuals. […]
Almost three quarters (73%) of women living in seven major UK cities never ride a bike for local journeys. Despite this, over two-thirds (68%) say their city would be a better place to live and work if more people cycled, according to ‘Women: reducing the gender gap‘, a report published today by Sustrans. The report, which […]
Boffins in the US say they’ve found a link between the amount of exercise a person does and the amount of money they earn. A survey of 2,000 Americans revealed those who say they exercise regularly make $74,000 on average, while those who say they never exercise make $49,000 in comparison. That’s a whopping $25,000 difference. The study, […]
Attitudes to maternity leave can have an enormous affect on return to work success, new research has found. Dublin City University (DCU) Business School discovered that how a mother’s time away is viewed by a line manager and the company as a whole is critical in determining their return success. Businesses that view maternity leave […]
Muscle-bound men with tattoos, a Viking-inspired sense of style and the ability to speak Norwegian are most likely to get a date, a study has found. Coming in at 6ft 2in, chaps called Oli with brown hair, grey eyes, who own a dog and earn somewhere between £75,000 and £100,000 are most likely to gain […]
Big businesses in the UK will be compelled to explain differences in pay between their chief executives and their average workers under new plans to be presented to parliament today by Business Secretary, Greg Clark. A new metric, known as the ‘pay ratio’, will be used to monitor the renumeration structures at companies with more than […]
Women are asking for lower pay than their male counterparts for identical senior roles, according to new research. The study of over 6,000 senior executives by Norrie Johnston Recruitment (NJR) found a 25% difference between the salaries expected by male and female non-executive directors; male non-exec directors (NEDs) on average are looking for an annual […]
Almost half of families are going on a ‘digital detox’ this summer – will you be joining them? Most families are planning to put the screens down because they are worried their kids spend too much time on gadgets, a study has found. Although phones and tablets are a great way to keep the kids […]
As we continue to keep you informed on what’s happening in the events world and keep up to date, don’t forget to check us out on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. 1. Birmingham PA Awards reveals its 25 finalists Made up of 25 individuals from some of the region’s most prominent professionals services organisations, the winners of the inaugural awards will […]
Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) cares about making any festive event merry and bright. So, don’t have a ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ or stay ‘Home Alone’ – come deck the halls at MAC at one of its festive film-themed parties on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th December. Clients can book a table or gather a few friends […]
