A major new fashion exhibition exploring the style of Diana, Princess of Wales is to open at Kensington Palace alongside a temporary garden celebrating the life of the late Princess in 2017. ‘Diana: Her Fashion Story’ will open in February, and then a temporary White Garden dedicated to the princess will open in time for […]

PA Life held its annual PA Life Christmas Party on 7 November at ICEBAR LONDON. ICEBAR LONDON is one of the capital’s most unique event venues, offering a cold sensory experience where the walls, bar, tables and even drinking glasses are made from crystal clear Torne River ice from Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden. More than […]

The Outward Bound Trust is officially the happiest workplace in the UK. The organisation won the accolade at the Laughology Happiness Awards 2016. Winners were honoured at a ceremony in London on 18 November. And in an impressive double, Outward Bound Trust youth leader Rob Smith was also declared the UK’s happiest employee. The awards […]

Have you been considering joining the PA Life Club? This Black Friday (25 November) we’re offering new members and entire year’s worth of membership benefits for just £60 inclusive of VAT – that’s £19 off the normal price. Plus, if you sign up by 30 November you’ll receive an extra month of membership completely free. […]

Workplaces around the UK are apparently filled with nightmare colleagues who make their fellow employees’ lives hell. That’s the finding of national workplace law consultancy Protecting.co.uk, which says that bosses tend to struggle with problem employees because they are worried about being drawn into wrongful dismissal cases. But as Protecting.co.uk says, managers and workers alike have […]

TBR Global Chauffeuring is a luxury ground transportation provider with an obsession for quality control, providing high-end chauffeur services for corporate transfers, financial roadshows and specialist events. Operating in more than 3000 cities and with offices across the world from London to Boston, Glasgow to Shanghai and Dubai to Hong Kong, TBR holds a global […]

Concise knows event check-in can be a hectic time, so here are some benefits to using their GuestList App and ways to make your guests feel like VIPs. Check-in guests quickly and easily GuestList streamlines the check-in process and guarantees your guests a smooth arrival. You can quickly search your attendee list and identify guests […]

Brits are suffering more than 70 sleepless nights a year over money worries, according to new research. The average person has almost six broken nights a month, adding up to more than 71 a year. And it’s not just our sleep that is suffering – more than a quarter of people admit that money worries are […]

More than half of British workers have failed to see a GP in the past year because their work commitments did not allow it. New research by digital GP service Push Doctor published in the Digital Healthcare Review has revealed that 57% have been unable to book or attend a GP consultation on at least […]

A third of British bosses will be bringing Scrooge to work this year by banning Christmas festivities, new research reveals. A survey of 1005 employees carried out by artificial Christmas tree e-tailer Christmas Tree World asked Brits about their employers’ attitudes toward festivities in the workplace and found that one in three employers will put […]

We’d like to thank everyone again for all of your support at PA Life Training Day this week. It was a busy event and we’re all looking forward to next year’s event, as well as the PA Life Summit from 24-25 April at Wokefield Park. But first, let’s find out what our most popular stories […]

To mark Financial Capacity Week, Just Retirement reveals that 58% of people have no idea how much their employer contributes to their pension and 43% would battle to identify how much they contribute themselves. New research of more than 3000 people over the age of 21 suggests that while workers value pension savings, they are […]

Lindsay Taylor, Senior Training Partner with the IAM and Director of executive training and coaching organisation Your Excellency Ltd meets with PA Life to chat all things PA and share some exciting news. Tell us a bit about your background. I’m a former EA/PA and now Director of Your Excellency Ltd. I support the PA […]

There are days when you’re genuinely ill and simply can’t go into the office. Then there those days when you just can’t face a day at work and need to pull a sickie. Well, a new study by market research company Attest shows the best time to call in sick is Tuesday at 6.38am. The […]

Travel While You Work by Mish Slade (Paperback available to buy at amazon.co.uk, £9.66) Travel While You Work is aimed at people who like to combine travel and work in order to experience the flexibility and freedom that running your own business on your own terms brings. Often called ‘Digital Nomads’ these people come from […]

It has come to light that UK business travellers don’t want to hear about travel updates such as disruption on social media, with two out of three saying they’d rather receive an email, new research from Egencia, the business travel arm of Expedia, has shown. The results show that although business travellers worldwide like to […]

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on helpful apps. We focus on a variety of products that are useful for work, personal use, or both, providing our own thoughts on the apps and what you can do with them. This week we keep track of time with Hours. An intro to Hours Productivity is all about […]

Previous PA Life cover star Amy Marsden was announced as PA of the Year 2016 at an awards ceremony hosted by SecsintheCity at The Ivy Restaurant on 10 November. The winners of the PA of the Year Awards 2016 are: PA of the Year – Amy Marsden, World Remit Social Media PA of the Year […]