SITU, the global serviced apartment and corporate accommodation provider, is announcing the imminent launch of a new live availability booking solution for PAs, travel managers, travel management companies and clients requiring serviced apartment solutions worldwide. The new service will be rolled out over the coming year to encompass SITU’s global portfolio of 36,000 serviced apartments. […]

Ahead of its grand opening next month, join the PA Life team at Abd el Wahab, the new Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Belgravia. Named after a street in Beirut, Abd el Wahab takes pride in its Lebanese roots and is known for authentic cuisine and huge hospitality. Founded in Lebanon in 1997, there are restaurants […]

The PA Life team are all set up at booth B482 and are looking forward to meeting with you, but make sure you bring your business card… Attendees will all be able to enter for a chance to secure the prize simply by dropping by the PA Life stand and leaving their business card at […]

Three quarters of businesses are still have a gender pay gap Although the gender pay gap is virtually extinct for freelance and self-employed workers, British businesses are still struggling to catch up, according to new government statistics. 74% of businesses with more than 250 employees were found to have a pay gap favouring men, with […]

They’ll probably spend most of that time daydreaming, forgetting their notebooks and trying not to fall asleep Long suffering British employees will sit through a mind numbing 9,776 meetings in their working lifetime – with over half of them being deemed as completely pointless, research from Deliveroo for Business has revealed. New research of the […]

Bereavement leave is now near-universal among organisations, according to a new study Almost all employers offer their staff paid time off during a time of bereavement, according to a survey from XpertHR. The majority of the 634 organisations surveyed operate within a formal policy or guidelines when granting leave. The remainder prefer to work on […]

Millennials outnumber the baby boomers, but how will this change the workplace? Are Millennials overworked or lazy? This was one of the key questions recruitment company The ManpowerGroup were asked by Instant Offices as it set out to answer as they tried to work out what Millennials look for in employment. The report aimed to […]

As GDPR legislation looms ever closer for businesses, new research has revealed just how little trust the British public has for online use of their private information Nearly 90% of British workers are concerned about the amount of data they share publicly, and how vulnerable they could be if the information found its way into the […]

Janet Street-Porter CBE will be taking to the stage at International Confex next week as the keynote speaker for day two of the event. During her speech, the journalist and broadcaster will use 3D technology with the help of holographic experts Musion. While Janet’s speech will appear to be given in person at the show, […]

30 Euston Square has enjoyed a record high in business growth and return bookings in 2017. The grade II listed conference saw a 12.5 per cent increase corporate direct bookings, which was reflected in a wider 11 per cent growth in the number of events held at the venue. In addition, of the 1,735 enquiries […]

Capita Travel and Events has joined forces with female business traveller safety solutions provider Maiden Voyage, to certify and showcase hotels that are ‘female friendly’. Maiden Voyage sets the standard for female friendly hotels based on a strict set of criteria that looks at comfort and safety. As employers become more aware of their duty […]

New research carried out by Perkbox has found that men from Cardiff aged between 25 and 34 who work in finance with over 250 employees are the most stressed. A study of 3,000 UK employees as part of the 2018 UK Workplace Stress Report, found that 46 per cent experience stress related to families, while […]

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The 5-star Scottish hotel and spa ranked among the destinations from Italy to Antigua Luxury Scottish hotel, spa and golf resort Gleneagles has been named one of the world’s best hotels, ranking within Conde Nast Traveller’s renowned Gold List 2018. Calling the 5-star leisure and business destination the ‘most famous hotel in Scotland’, the internationally […]

What keeps us smiling in the workplace? The average British worker rates their happiness as just under 7/10, according to the 2018 Happiness Survey by One4all rewards. Workers in one of the oldest age brackets – aged 55 and over – were happier than any other age group, scoring 6.91, while men rated their happiness […]

London West End’s newest design led aparthotel at The Strand is superbly located within easy walking distance from Trafalgar Square and the attractions of Covent Garden, as well as numerous West End theatres, galleries, restaurants, department stores and an array of exciting market stalls. Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity at The Strand London comes with 24 […]

Medical conditions are being used inappropriately in the workplace and at home Bupa has warned, despite the UK taking strides to combat this. The healthcare provider has found that 49 per cent of adults are using words such as schizophrenic and autistic to describe themselves incorrectly. The research raises concerns around mental health terms being […]

Executives should ditch meetings, quit multitasking and learn how to delegate to maximise productivity in the office, experts have warned.  A new list of tips and advice has been compiled by the experts at commercial property firm LondonOffices.com to encourage workers to ditch bad habits and achieve benchmark levels of productivity at work. From jazzing […]