Despite three quarters (77 per cent) of young people (aged 14-25) being aware that potential employers are checking social media profiles before hiring them, a quarter (24 per cent) still have no privacy settings in place and further one in ten (11 per cent) are unsure if they are protected or not. This lack of […]

30% of British workers have completed work tasks at the pub, according to research by Plantronics. Furthermore, one in five has done work from the park, while 16% have done the same on the beach. 11% have worked from the gym and 4% have even worked from the golf course. Nine-to-five no longer applies to […]

Experts say there are an estimated 100 billion emails sent per day around the world, yet only 14% of those are considered critical to the running of a business, according to The Australian Financial Review. It’s no wonder the text message has overtaken email as the best way to get important information to your boss. […]

Set within the 3,000-acre Deer Park, Woburn Abbey has been home to the Earls and Dukes of Bedford for almost 400 years. The Woburn Estate is also home to The Woburn Hotel, the 4-star gateway to the Estate, Woburn Golf Club with its three championship courses, award-winning Woburn Safari Park and The Sculpture Gallery, formerly […]

To showcase the exciting changes taking place at the venue, One Moorgate Place is providing PA Life readers with the chance to sip on bubbles and participate in a chocolate-creating extravaganza, whist learning more about the new spaces due to launch in February 2016. One Moorgate Place, London is an historic Grade II-listed building that […]

Godminster, creator of unique cheeses and hampers, is teaming up with PA Life to bring you the opportunity to win a Godminster Hamper all for yourself. Packed with the very best of the Godminster range, the hampers are the perfect way to say thank you to the staff and clients that mean most to your […]

Time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time, according to the European Court of Justice. Previously, this time had not previously been considered as working time by many employers. It means many firms – including those employing care workers, gas fitters […]

Police officers are not famous for their sense of humour or fun. And filling out self-appraisal forms for a performance review fills most of us with a mixture of dread and annoyance.   But both of these assertions have been turned on their heads after a police officer posted his 2013-2014 self-appraisal on Twitter — […]

A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Brooke Mueller, ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen by a personal assistant who sought back wages. The PA also claims he was forced to work for the actress for up to 130 hours a week. However, Lior Masaphor could bring his case to court again because […]

New research, launched at the Venue Expo, shows that millennial delegates are twice as likely to extend their stay in a destination post event than non-Millennials. The research, commissioned by Southport Conferences, also uncovered a string of new data that underlines a major opportunity for the events industry. The survey, commissioned through Gorkana Surveys, looked […]

A new survey from Workingmums.co.uk has found nearly half of working mothers feel their employer actively discriminates against them. Having questioned 2,300 mothers, it also found that nearly two thirds of women return from maternity and moved to a new role within their existing company or in another organisation. The survey also revealed that flexible […]

Uniglobe Omni Travel is a company that delivers professional corporate travel services with pride, personality and particular emphasis on the individual nature of your bookings and business. Highly experienced travel consultants based at a local office answer every call and email. There are no voicemails and no call centres – one dedicated account manager handles […]

Research conducted by Loughborough University and imago has revealed that those attending meetings and the meetings organisers of the future gain more from being face-to-face with their peers over other methods of communications. The results of the research conducted in conjunction with The Right Solution show 96.9% of delegates favoured face-to-face communication. In particular, they […]

An executive secretary in Dubai has won a court battle to receive AED169,000 — about £30,000 — from a real estate company, which was accused of allowing the woman to work in the emirate while applying for a work visa and then refusing to pay her. The Dubai Court of Cassation upheld the verdict of […]

Got that sinking feeling at work? You’re not alone, according to experts. Stress and uncertainty at work are creating a generation of ‘iceberg employees’ whose emotions are so suppressed that they struggle to interact effectively with colleagues and customers. More hours and less pay combined with growing concerns over job security in an increasingly volatile […]

For most of us, the arrival of September means the end of the summer holidays; the kids are going back to school and travel plans have been put behind us for another year. While the shock of all this might make you think about working from home, there are a few reasons the office environment […]

Employees are more likely to lie about an absence if the cause is mental health rather than physical health related, according to research from healthcare provider AXA. The research found that 77% of UK workers were more likely to tell their boss the truth if their absence was due to back pain, flu or an […]

Imagine you are stranded at the airport on your way to an important customer meeting. You urgently need to get a message to the office or the customer but have lost access to the data on your phone. What do you do? If the answer is “nothing” because you can’t recall the numbers, you are […]