More than one in five company pension scheme members – the equivalent of 2.3 million workers – are disappointed with the performance of their retirement savings, new research from employee benefits consultancy Portus shows. Its nationwide study shows 21% of employees are concerned about the performance of their company pension scheme over the past two […]

The latest data from the CIPD suggests that discrimination in recruitment remains a big barrier to diversity and inclusion, but most is done unconsciously, according to diversity consultancy The Clear Company. Analysing the results of the Attitudes to employability and talent report, the firm identified a staggering disparity between perceptions of what makes a person employable in […]

A survey carried out by Adobe shows the average UK office worker spends three months of every year reading and replying to work and personal emails. This is almost a month longer than German employees, who average 62 days a year on emails. However, the French top the list at 99 days a year. Emails […]

New research by charity Working Families for National Work Life Week (3-7 October) has found that parents who earn more than £70,000 a year are 47% more likely to work flexibly than those earning between £10,000 and £40,000. Today (5 October) is Go Home On Time Day, a campaign that aims to encourage employees around […]

OnePulse, the UK’s leading opinion app, has today revealed that UK employees are working an additional 66 million hours* of overtime each week without being compensated. The ‘Work it Out’ Report, commissioned by OnePulse and published as part of National Work Life Week (3-7 Oct 2016) asked 2000 UK-based employees for their honest opinion on […]

On 29 September, Peyton Events hosted a spectacular British soirée at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) London to launch Britain – A collection of premium event menus. Designed by executive chef Paula O’Neill, the new event menus use only fresh, authentic and natural British ingredients primarily from small, independent producers who can guarantee breed and […]

New research released in the fourth annual Capita Employee Benefits Insight Report suggest a reverse in the trend of benefits becoming less important to employees. This year almost three quarters (69%) of employees say they are more likely to stay with an employer that offers a good employee package, compared with 66% in 2015. In […]

Balls Brothers is one of London’s pre-eminent wine emporiums for more than 150 years and purveyors of fine wine, exquisite spirits and classic British food. Founded in 1860 as a wine merchant and shipper of ports and sherries, Balls Brothers then went onto open its first wine bar with the motto of the business printed […]

You’re invited to join your fellow PA Life Club members for a thrilling indoor skydiving experience at Twinwoods Adventure (Bodyflight) in Bedfordshire from 1.30pm-6pm on 19 October. Located just north of Bedford, Twinwoods Adventure is a multi-activity adventure site with thrills and facilities for all ages. The venue attracts more than 100,000 visitors a year […]

With PA Life Training Day just around the corner on 14 November, we had a chat with Amanda Johnson from The Virtual Assistant Coaching and Training Company to get her insight on the industry. What led you to be a PA/EA? Prior to becoming a VA, I was a logistics officer in the Royal Navy […]

This ‘National Work Life Week’, concerning new research from the UK’s leading independent job site CV-Library has found that more than half of workers (53.2%) report that stress is an issue in their current workplace, with bad management cited as the top cause for increasing pressure. The study, which surveyed 1200 UK workers, found that […]

The future is bright for female micro business owners in the UK. More than six in 10 expect their business to do better financially in 2016, according to Vistaprint’s Women-owned Micro Businesses Trend Report, which studied female entrepreneurs in both the UK and US. And despite the many challenges and long working hours, 83% of […]

Researched commissioned by Altodigital has revealed that over-run meetings cost the UK economy a staggering £582 million a week, with 95% of those questioned admitting that they have meetings that regularly over run, and more than half (53%) agreeing that some could definitely have been conducted more efficiently. The poll of 1000 office workers from […]

A PA at a City of London-based insurance broker has been told by a judge that she could be jailed for an incident in which she ‘glassed’ a woman while out for drinks. Lauren Gritz allegedly “lashed out” at a stranger, later identified as Paige Wooding, hitting her over the head with a glass at […]

Where has September gone? It’s the end of the week and the end of the month – and one step closer to Christmas. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Take a look at our top 10 stories of the week, which features quite a few great tips. 1. 8 questions you should ask at a […]

Rumour has it Facebook will officially launch its newest platform, Facebook at Work, at an event in London on 10 October. TechCrunch reports that an invitation confirms this date, which marks the first time Facebook has launched a product outside of the US. The new business version of the popular social media site was developed […]

As organisations nationwide consciously address the balance of work and home life during National Work Life Week, especially for parents, Pitman Training is inviting people across the UK to take up their free place in their Work-Life Balance drop-ins, which sees the team share insights from their Work-Life Balance, Time Management and Influencing Skills seminars […]

New research has shown that 40% of Brits don’t think their boss is worth their salary, with those working in the North East agreeing with this statement the most. It was also revealed that 44% of employees think that they could do their boss’ job as well as they do or better. Shockingly, the survey […]