Improved mental health, physical wellbeing, creativity and job satisfaction are just a few of the benefits that come from a healthy work-life balance. With a quarter of Brits working more than 40 hours a week, and research showing 59% admitting their work negatively impacts their day-to-day life, creating the perfect work-life balance is becoming has […]

Wouldn’t you love to have your own personal assistant? Let’s be honest – we all would. And you know better than anyone why that is. You’re the fixer, the doer, the booker and everything in-between. You help people’s professional (and sometimes personal) lives tick on so they don’t have a bother on them. Here at […]

It’s exactly as it sounds. Come enjoy a complimentary breakfast and network with fellow PAs & EAs on Thursday 16th May from 8:30am at Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow. Register now and be in with a chance to win some exciting prizes! To RSVP or find out more, email [email protected] or call 07909 872 431.

PA Life readers made their way to Oxfordshire this week for a FAM trip networking event at the unique Malmaison Oxford, sponsored by Corporate Traveller. Malmaison Oxford is a boutique hotel in Oxford city centre, with 95 richly appointed rooms and suites. A former prison, the building is rich in atmosphere and history – originally […]

PA Life readers gathered for an amazing ‘Havana Nights’ themed Meet Up networking event with Thames Luxury Charters this week, complete with Caribbean-themed menu, drinks, Latin music and dancers. The event took place at a tropically-dressed Butler’s Wharf Pier, located right by Tower Bridge, where the similarly exotic host vessel, Elizabethan, and sister boats Dixie […]

This year’s tenth anniversary Conference & Hospitality Show, which took place at the first direct arena on 30th April, has been confirmed by organisers as the biggest ever. CHS19 exhibition space had sold out before Christmas 2018, while pre-registration was up 10% from 2018. On the day footfall increased by 10% YoY with a record-breaking […]

Only 3% of workplaces have policies focusing on the menopause, with almost a quarter of menopausal women calling in sick as a result of their symptoms, according to new data. Forth With Life, a company that provides blood sample analysis and bio-marker tracking to promote and support health and wellbeing, recently undertook a survey exploring […]

Data taken from a subset of 500 UK employers using the e-days absence management system shows that May is generally a low sickness absence month – with just 38.6 average sick days recorded. However, last year, on the Tuesday after the early Bank Holiday Monday this spiked to 61.1 absences and it went even higher on the […]

Lauren McKenzie has joined Church House as Event Coordinator, bringing the total number of event coordinators in the Westminster venue to six. McKenzie will report to Vedrana Dancerelle, who heads up Reactive Sales and Event Planning at the venue.  McKenzie hails from Portsmouth and has previously studied Psychology. She then joined a London-based hotel as […]

Grade II listed 30 Euston Square has announced a range of experiences, menus and facilities for this year’s summer events. Taking place on their rooftop, the 2019 offering will give guests the ultimate al fresco experience right in the heart of London.  Partially covered, the rooftop terrace can accommodate a range of bespoke events come […]

Engineers, Builders and Bankers are the industries most likely to meet a romantic partner in the workplace, according to new research. The survey of 1,000 UK workers by Adzuna reveals the industries and regions with a taste for romance at work. Workers within Engineering & Construction top the list for mixing work and pleasure, with […]

Almost a third of British parents work too late to tuck their kids in to bed at least three nights a week, according to research. A poll of 1,000 working mums and dads found more than seven in 10 rely on partners or grandparents to read their kids a story each night. And one fifth […]

Whether you are planning the office summer party, a corporate dinner or the viewing of a sporting event, No.11 Cavendish Square has what you need to celebrate in style and enjoy a stress-free event… In spring and summer, our delightful courtyard garden is an ideal place to escape the buzz of the city and relax […]

On the surface, yes some would say that a chauffeur is just a posh way of saying driver, however, that’s not exactly true. Yes ok, a driver and a chauffeur both get you to where you need to be, but the difference between the two is more than a matter of vocabulary, it’s a matter […]

Church House Westminster once again hosted several charities on the day of the London Marathon. On race day the Westminster venue was transformed in a post-marathon hospitality events hub, filled with supporters from the respective charities cheering the runners as they were arriving to the venue after completing the gruelling marathon. The finish line at […]

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation will have a widespread but mixed impact on jobs, new CIPD research shows. Overall, the says the introduction of these new technologies at work will see job opportunities grow, by enhancing roles, employee skills and their pay. However, lack of thought and planning on how people and […]

The Women and Equalities Committee has published its submission to the Government’s consultation on pregnancy and maternity discrimination protections. In it, the Committee calls for an end to what it calls ‘shocking stories of workplace discrimination and of the emotional, physical and financial impact on women’. In August 2016, the Committee published a major report […]

Joining the PA Life Club gives you VIP access to Meet Up networking events at prestigious venues, exclusive offers and a host of essential content just for you. As a PA Life Club member you will also be able to enjoy discounts on our online training courses. Here’s just a taster of the networking events […]