New research with senior business executives has revealed that many UK boards are not utilising digital tools in meetings, with 59% admitting that minutes are still hand written and then circulated once typed out. The research, conducted by TLF Research for technology firm eShare, also revealed an overwhelming reliance on email for sharing agendas and other meeting information. […]

An office manager from Elland, near Huddersfield in Yorkshire has avoided a jail sentence for theft because the judge believed it would negatively impact her disabled daughter. Joanne Lister admitted to stealing £32,700 from Crossley Webb by overpaying herself while she was employed at the firm as an office manager. The theft was discovered when […]

Millions of Brits will be leading a ‘mole existence’ this winter – with the average office worker only seeing sunlight for 52 minutes a week, according to new research. Nine in 10 rarely glimpse daylight during the winter months as they arrive at and leave work in the dark, according to a poll of 2000 […]

Nearly half (48%) of millennials feel they ‘lack control’ at work, with 18-34 year olds keen to get more flexibility in their working lives, according to new research from St James’s Place Academy, the training and development arm of the FTSE100 financial services company. The prolonged squeeze on younger people’s earnings is also reflected within […]

The PA Life team has heard from many PAs that the role can be extremely isolating, especially if you’re the only assistant at your company. That’s where strategic networking comes into play, but it’s not always easy to get past your fears and meet new people. Here are our top tips for a successful networking […]

As a personal or executive assistant, you are the beating heart of your business. Working side-by-side with chief executives and leaders, you are key to supporting critical decisions, negotiating challenging situations and ensuring operations run smoothly. With a list of duties that includes extensive liaison with both internal and external stakeholders, organising meetings and detailed […]

We hope you’ve got your Halloween costumes ready for this spooky weekend. It’s hard to believe next week is the start of another month – where does the time go? Let’s take a moment to check out our top 10 most read stories of the week. 1. Helpful hints for job hunters over 50 When you […]

New research suggests that workloads in offices around the UK have gone up markedly over the last year, resulting in increased stress levels as employees work longer hours and have less time for their families and holidays. These are the key findings of an independent survey commissioned by collaboration and work management platform Wrike about digital […]

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 learn to relax with meditation exercises from Calm. An intro to calm Meditation is […]

New research from the World Economic Forum suggests women work on average 39 more days a year than their male counterparts, which could be the reason for the slow progression toward closing the gender pay gap. Data from the WEF’s Global Gender Gap report shows the average woman works 50 minutes longer each day than […]

BDRC Continental, the UK’s largest independent research consultancy, has handed over more than £100,000 during the last 10 years to events industry charity Meeting Needs. The money has been raised through the promotion of BDRC’s feedback service VenueVerdict, where every completed response from customers triggers a donation of 50p to Meeting Needs. At the charity […]

Travel managers finding it tough to keep travel safety training interesting now have a brand new resource at their fingertips – an online quiz designed to test the knowledge of even the most well travelled employee. The five-minute ‘Travel Wise’ game, created by the team at beTravelwise, invites corporate travellers to test – and refresh […]

To celebrate National Mentoring Day today, Santander has launched the breakthrough Women in Business (WiB) Programme, a mentoring scheme for the next generation of female UK entrepreneurs in association with the award-winning social enterprise Cause4. The launch follows on from the huge success of Santander’s Women in Breakthrough mentoring programme in 2015. The Women in […]

It is well known that stress can lead to weight gain, usually after reaching for a chocolate bar or a glass of wine following a long day. But it is not just comfort eating that is to blame. Our own bodies work against us to build up fat when we are under pressure. Researchers have […]

New research from Perkbox, the UK’s leading employee benefits and perks platform, say 30% of UK workers are unhappy at work and would move jobs for better benefits. The research revealed that the unhappiest workers are in Yorkshire and the Humber where just over two in five (42%) claim not to be happy, yet the […]

Research from Equiniti, a leading investment and pension technology company, shows that uncertainty about what to do is preventing savers from investing as much as they want to. A survey of more than 6000 savers and investors found that more than half (58%) do not save or invest as much as they want, with around […]

Social media has become an important business and marketing tool, but new research shows allowing employees unrestricted access could cost companies hours in productivity. The World of Work Report by Indian HR specialist TeamLease shows employees spend more than 32% of their time at work using social media. That adds up to an average of […]

Recent research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that mental health problems including stress, depression and anxiety are the leading cause of workplace absence in the UK, after minor illnesses. The report also showed that the number of days taken off work with mental health problems has increased 25% year on year […]