Young people entering into the workplace are heading for a ?wake-up call?, according to research by skills and career advisors Find A Future. Nearly nine out of ten parents and teachers (85%) are concerned that young people are heading for a ?rude awakening? once they begin work because they are not used to losing or […]

Having a personal assistant to help organise your day, your workload and even your life can be an absolute godsend for those lucky enough to have one. And while most CEOs, CFOs and managing directors already know the huge benefits associated with having a PA, for the majority of the UK workforce, it?s a distant […]

To celebrate the launch of new hospitality packages from Encore Tickets, PA Life is offering a lucky winner plus a guest an amazing night out to watch a West End show. HOW TO ENTER To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply answer the following question: On the Hamlet Hospitality package […]

Thank you to all of you who entered our May/June competition. It is with great pleasure that we announce Ann Nock as the winner of the grand prize – a fully catered meeting for up to 10 people at the new prince Philip Building in Edinburgh and luxury overnight accomodation in a Skyline Suite at the 4-star […]

After listening to, and taking on board, a PA Life Magazine survey from a few years ago, here at Good Travel Management we wanted to make things as easy and stress free for you as can be. We?re fully aware, and appreciative, of how relentlessly busy your days can be. The fact that 30% of […]

John Maynard Keynes once said there?d be a 15-hour workweek by 2030. More and more businesses are beginning to experiment with four-day weeks. According to research, the implications of this are advantageous for improving productivity and overall work quality.    Findings show that from examining the association between long working hours and cognitive function in […]

You could be forgiven for thinking Lindsay Lohan must love spending more time in courts than she does out of them, given her recent and very public, drawn-out tussles with the law. And now the Mean Girls star has been dragged in front of a judge here in the UK after being sued by her […]

Women today can be a yummy mummy or a career woman, a country bird or a city slicker, but one thing over half the population of UK women have in common is that they are FRUMPS, according to research released today by Payfriendz. Findings shows that it?s not just the paygap that is affecting women?s […]

**CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER** Thank you to all of you who entered our September/October Deliveroo competition. It is with great pleasure that we announce Deborah Hicks as the winner of the grand prize – ?500 of food from the UK?s best restaurants delivered straight to her office courtesy of Deliveroo. There are plenty more fabulous […]

Bad bosses ? throughout our careers, we?ve all had at least one. A recent Saratoga research report authored by Leigh Branham revealed that 68% of employees leave a job because of their boss. However, some of the reasons this happens go deeper than mere personality clashes. Award-winning marketing director, entrepreneur and author Alan O?Rourke says: ?The […]

More than two million British workers exercise during their lunch break, according to global sportswear brand Helly Hansen, who surveyed 1,500 Britons who work out during their nine-to-five day. Research found that: ?      A fifth of employees are thought to do some form of exercise during their lunch breaks. ?      Around one in 13 employees […]

Stress is arguably one of the developed world’s biggest killers – if one considers it as an internal disturbance that disrupts the balance between biological, psychological and social well-being.   Various medical conditions have either been directly attributed to stress, or stress at least plays a considerable role in the diagnosis of conditions. Stress increases […]

The digitisation of organisations? finance functions is well underway and UK businesses are more confident they are in a strong position to address future businesses challenges than their counterparts in Europe, according to new research from leading specialist recruitment consultancy, Robert Half UK. The majority (89%) of UK finance leaders are confident their digitisation plans […]

There are two very common obstacles people believe get in the way of them succeeding at changing a habit, according to Leo Babuta from ZenHabits.com. The first is attempting a new habit but then quitting if something goes wrong. Or, the new habit won?t even be attempted because change seems too daunting. Leo writes: ?The […]

It is estimated that one third of people experience bouts of insomnia, with one in 20 taking sleeping pills at some point. The Great British Sleep Survey 2012 by Sleepio found that out of 20,814 participants, the average sleep score was just 5.1/10 and that an incredible 42% of those on sleeping pills have had sleep […]

A third (33%) of workers in the UK feel their workload has increased and they work longer hours than five years ago thanks to mobile phones and remote email access, according to a new survey from public sector membership body CSMA Club. The survey found that private sector workers said that technology meant they continuously […]

A wave of tiredness, loss of concentration and the seemingly impossible battle to keep your eyes open ? sound familiar? These are the telltale signs for many of us experiencing the impending afternoon office slump. Mornings are normally fraught. You sit down at your desk, the phone rings and before you know it you find […]

For most of us, travel is almost always for leisure. We?ve booked our two weeks off in the sun for the summer holidays and the travelling is merely an interlude between leaving the office and soaking up some rays on the beach. But for some, travelling is a fact of working life. Whether it?s flying […]