Post-election confidence has seen the demand for secretarial and support staff leap by as much as 33% across the UK in quarter two of this year, according to the Robert Walters UK Jobs Index. Growth in positions was fairly consistent across the country, with the North West seeing the biggest increase at 33%. London and […]

In the process of writing her new book, Jan Jones of the renowned Jan Jones Worldwide speakers bureau, asked herself the question: ?why do executives keep hiring lousy personal assistants?? It?s a question she asked herself after seeing a very experienced CEO make the same mistake for the third time in hiring a personal assistant […]

With the summer holidays kicking off, many families are heading to warmer climates for a much-needed break. However, new research shows that even travelling to a foreign country no longer guarantees employees can leave their work worries behind them. A survey of 1,000 UK employees by call-answering service alldayPA reveals one in four still communicate […]

Proven Legal Technologies – the corporate forensic investigation and e-disclosure firm has unveiled the top five things employees have stored on their smartphones, revealing the dark side of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Proven Legal Technologies? exercise involved the purchase of four random smartphones from eBay ? each from different sellers around the United Kingdom. […]

Where are my train tickets!? Does this sound familiar? You?ve got to book a return train trip to Manchester for two colleagues later in the week, another for your boss travelling to Birmingham next week and then a last-minute request for someone else to Nottingham for tomorrow? When you?re booking travel for multiple people who […]

Whether passing through an airport for business or pleasure, you are being taken for a ride financially.   Airport retailers have recently come under fire after it emerged that they are pocketing millions in VAT discounts on duty free items by making passengers show their boarding passes at the checkout for scanning before paying for […]

A number of Britain?s biggest employers have reportedly banned staff from having parcels delivered to the workplace because their post rooms are struggling with the volume of online shopping orders. HSBC, JP Morgan and Citigroup are said to be among those who do not allow employees to have personal deliveries sent to their London offices. […]

With the cost of a wedding in the UK averaging out at ?21,000, it is little wonder that brides and grooms – and their families – are looking for any way possible to make sure the day goes off without any worries. Sometimes, though, best men and bridesmaids can?t, won?t or don?t fulfil their tasks […]

The Tim Hunt affair created a furore and has thrust sexism at work into the spotlight. It is three weeks since the award-winning scientist made headlines at the World Conference of Science Journalists in South Korea earlier this month when he said that the trouble with female members of staff in the lab is that […]

Sleep monitors, sleeping pills, sleep consultants: in the US alone, it was estimated that $32.4 billion was spent in 2013 on things that help us get some shut-eye. There are however simple tricks that can help you fall asleep quickly ? and they don?t cost a thing: Switch off all electronic devices Light plays such […]

The Government is set to launch a new campaign to encourage the middle-aged to get more sleep over fears their busy lifestyle is damaging their health, after academics warned that the issue was a ?ticking timebomb? for the nation?s health.   Multiple studies have shown that the modern lifestyle of staying up late and getting […]

The gender pay gap has been a topic of discussion during the last six weeks, and with good reason looking at the results of an O2 survey on female perceptions of workplace management announced earlier this year. Almost a fifth of women believe it is impossible for them to reach a senior management role in […]

You might have heard of the personal assistant Amy Ingram. You might not have. Either way, you can probably safely say you?ve never sent her flowers, chocolate or even whisky and you would be hard pressed to anyway — as she?s a robot. Speaking to Business Insider UK, Dennis Mortensen, the CEO and founder of […]

This week there has been a great deal of coverage of a study that has suggested that women feel temperature differently in workplaces from men. The study has offered an answer to the longstanding question – why when some men in the office are reaching for the air conditioning, are some women slipping on cardigans? […]

We often hear the term ?job burnout? in the workplace – the state of chronic stress that leads to exhaustion. According to burnout specialist Ben Fanning, ?With the demands of the global economy, conference calls with coworkers around the globe, and the endless stream of emails, it?s even more likely you?ll hit job burnout early […]

Polynesian for ?Path to the Underworld?, Mahiki in Mayfair is a Polynesian Paradise with an A-list celebrity and royal following. It first opened its doors in 2005 as the brainchild of Piers Adam, David Phelps and Nick House, and has grown to become one of the world?s most famous night spots as well as an institution, […]

It?s a debate that rages in offices up and down the country between those who proudly flaunt their immaculate attendance record and those who take a sick day at the mere hint of a sniffle — if you are struck down with an illness, is it better to grin and bear it and make it […]

The average Brit has a 54-minute commute and if you are living or working in or around London, that time is likely to be much more. Commuting for many is not a particularly enjoyable experience. It is often stressful whether you bus, train or tube, or drive. Instead of spending those precious minutes grumbling, stressing, […]