Just because it’s a workday doesn’t mean you can’t find your special someone One in five Brits will meet the love of their life through their worklife, according to new research from National Rail. You may not end up with a colleague, but they may point you in the right direction as one in four […]

Recruiting expert Ella Patenall decodes the buzzwords recruiters use in job descriptions Job descriptions are a minefield of confusing, strange and specific terms we don’t always come across in our day-to-day lives. Our guide to understanding common job description buzzwords will help you decipher what the application is asking for! Analytical skills Today, data is […]

The Meetings Show has welcomed seven new sector leaders to its advisory board. The board consists of well-known experts from both the buyer and supplier sides of the industry, who bring together their experience, ideas and strategic leadership to help develop the show. Joining the 12 existing board members are: Therese Dolan, events senior manager […]

Teens and young adults are ditching Facebook in favour of services such as SnapChat, while over-55s are choosing to use the social network more and more. According to a new report by eMarketer, in 2018 2.2 million 12 to 17-year-olds and 4.5 million 18 to 24-year-olds will regularly use Facebook in the UK, 700,000 fewer […]

UK employers believe there will be no impact on disability employment following the UK’s exit from the EU next year, despite warnings that those with disabilities will be affected. According to a survey of 1,611 people, run by Business Disability Forum with YouGov in January 2018, many businesses feel nothing will change while three-quarters of business […]

The Apprentice winner Ricky Martin and his PA Sandy Chander will be taking to the stage at office* later this month. Martin who won the BBC show in 2012 and is now the founder of Hyper Recruitment Solutions, will be gracing the Keynote Theatre on Wednesday 28 February, alongside Chander. During the session, the duo […]

Prestige Business Travel has joined the first of the PA Life Masterclasses, which has a key focus on business travel. As a roundtable sponsor of the Masterclass, the company will host a roundtable session dubbed: Your traveller, their risk, your responsibility, at Skinners’ Hall in London on March 13. Company director’s Sarah Blake and Louisa […]

If you enjoy putting together a spreadsheet and using three different colour highlighters during your working day, you could earn yourself the title as ‘office geek’. Researchers who polled 2,000 office employees found that half consider themselves to be someone who takes pride in having nice stationery and a tidy desk. The study found 29 […]

A short walk from Tower Hill tube station and Tower Gateway DLR, connections to all major city airports, and sweeping views of Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf, The Tower Hotel is a distinctly professional city destination capable, willing to cater to meetings, corporate events, private dining and beyond. With an understanding that not all events […]

The PA Life Summit is returning once again this year, where senior and board-level PAs will discover new opportunities to help respond to their daily challenges. The ‘must-attend’ event will take place on Monday 10 September, 2018 at Altitude 360 London, where guests will be able to experience a day of private meetings with corporate […]

The day-to-day running of the office is no easy job. Business-critical tasks like managing the diaries of senior team members and helping keep key customers happy require attention that time-consuming admin cuts into. The last thing PAs and EAs need is to waste valuable time finding the correct files or ensuring stationery is in the […]

In the run up to Valentine’s Day, PA Life’s Toby Cruse was invited down to The Listing, a newly opened  venue in Cannon Street that’s offering rich flavours, affordability and killer cocktails… Cannon Street, and the train stations that sit on it, aren’t known as a location of peace and quiet, so walking to The Listing on […]

The first of the PA Life Masterclasses is due to take place next month, with headline sponsor Capita Travel and Events set to host the opening presentation. Taking place on March 13 at Skinners’ Hall in London from 1pm to 8pm, Sam Welch, director of proposition at Capita, will discuss how PAs can get what […]

With the Business Travel Show weeks away, PA Life has joined forces with eforea spa to offer attendees to the expo the chance to win a spa day and afternoon tea. Attendees will all be able to enter for a chance to secure the prize simply by dropping by the PA Life stand: B482, and […]

Britain’s ‘golden triangle’ seen as the best areas to work in Britain The British cities home to the country’s top universities have topped Glassdoor’s study of the best work destinations of the last year, with Cambridge and Manchester ranking second and third, with experts anticipating a continued surge as we move towards Brexit. Golden Triangle […]

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. Dirty desks and smelly lunches top list of office annoyances Workers have revealed their top ten bugbears when it comes to office annoyances, with dirty […]

Anna Walmsley, owner of DCM VIP Event Management in the South of France, reveals her top tips for companies looking to hold an overseas meet-up. More and more companies are reaping the rewards of taking their employees abroad for seminars, exercises, business or incentive trips. It is an attractive treat that will encourage employees or […]

Caffè Nero is set to open the doors to its new store located at Emirates Old Trafford tomorrow at 7am. Boasting 170m2 in space, the coffee shop links directly to the stadium, Hilton Garden Inn Hotel and Brian Statham Way. This latest addition to the grounds follows on from a string of redevelopment projects, including […]