If you?re having a staff get-together or entertaining clients, it?s all about the best of British wines. As a nation, we?ve never been more patriotic. The royal celebrations last year saw street parties take place up and down the country, sparking a return to the community spirit of decades ago. And now, companies are choosing […]

4 July 2016, Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London –  The London Venues Summit is a ?must attend? event for senior-level PAs, corporate event organisers and venue bookers who want to find inspirational and unique venues within our capital city for their future events.

Being stuck behind your desk for hours on end may show your dedication to the job, but PAs need to get out there and network in order to perform their role more effectively, as Abigail Wills finds out.  ?I cannot tell you how much I have got out of networking,? says Sue France, a PA […]

To mark International Women?s Day 2013 on 8 March, research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals more women are going into senior management than at any time since 2010. However, progress is slower in the G7 group of developed economies, where economic performances have been stuttering, than in the high growth economies […]

A survey has revealed the least popular tasks dealt with by virtual PAs, outsourced from the SMEs for whom they work. According to the virtual PAs of small business owners, the most unpopular tasks are processing expenses and chasing payments, says Time Etc, a virtual PA company based in England and overseas PAs were able […]

Figures show that current female representation on corporate boards has increased to 17.3 percent, up from 12.5 per cent in 2011, with William Hill setting an award-winning example. The news comes two years after Lord Davies? Report ?Women on Boards?, which recommended that FTSE 100 boards should aim for a minimum of 25 percent female […]

When was the last time your boss said thank you? If you?re struggling to remember then you?re not alone. A new study from office experts Avery reveals that nearly half of UK office workers haven?t had a thank you from their boss in over a year. The research comes as Avery Rewards returns for 2013 […]

As the PA Life reader survey last year showed, many of you have had, and get away with, office romances. But how does HR feel about it? According to new research undertaken by recruitment specialist OfficeTeam, the office may no longer be off-limits for meeting potential partners, with 97% of HR directors surveyed either always […]

We don?t mean to be spoilsports, but while love is in the air this Valentine?s, North West law firm Maxwell Hodge has warned that businesses can face charges of harassment and discrimination, as a result of an office romance.   Employment Lawyer, Heather Grant at Maxwell Hodge said: ?Many firms don?t have policies in place covering […]

Chris Parke, CEO of Talking Talent (pictured left), has commented on the recent report from the Chartered Management Institute that revealed the wage gap between men and women can be up to half a million pounds difference in the same role. Parke says: ?A new report out from the Chartered Management Institute highlights that gender […]

Corporate travel buyers could save a considerable amount of money by considering the option of serviced apartments instead of hotels, says a survey by Marlin Apartments. Major corporate travel buyers managing accommodation for 100 travellers staying in London for 30 nights per year can save £277,350 per annum simply by switching from hotels to serviced […]

When booking travel for your boss, half of the battle is keeping him or her to the correct itinerary. 47% of travellers lack full comprehension of their corporate travel policy, and 34% of travellers went ?off-plan? in 2012, says a traveller insights report commissioned by Amadeus. Travel technology partner and transaction processor Amadeus released a […]

CWT Travel Manager Survey Shows Cost Control Continues to Drive Buyer Behaviour. A Carlson Wagonlit Travel report highlights that travel buyers? priorities are identical regardless of company size, industry type, travel spend or programme scope “Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today published its CWT Travel Management Priorities report based on an international survey of nearly 800 travel managers. […]

The humble work printer can reveal more of the confidential goings-on in an office than most people realise, as a recent survey revealed. Technology moguls are increasingly pressurising companies to move towards a paperless office (which usually involves buying their hardware). But old habits die hard, and printing documents remains a daily activity for the […]

Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal Five has launched a Guide to Global Business this month. Aimed at those organising events for worldwide clients. Capitalising on both its airport location and conference and events bookings, involving large numbers of international delegates, the hotel has devised the guide as a way to help organisers welcome the world to […]

Brother is enabling the UK?s SMBs to upload paper documents quickly and easily to digital archives and cloud-based systems, with the launch of a low cost desktop scanner with integrated wired and wireless networks. The ADS-2600W is the first scanner designed for small businesses that previously would have had to purchase an expensive enterprise level […]

Do you feel respected in the workplace? Are you accepted by others and are they receptive to what you have to say? If not, it?s probably high time that you asserted yourself better. If you find yourself taking on more work than you can handle or always seem to be the one who gets the […]

Flatbeds, fine dining and in-flight telephones: which airline provides the best business class experience? We?ve searched through the airline review websites and magazines to find the ten airlines that offer the best business-class experience for both short and long-haul options, to help you decide which airline will help your boss to travel with the most […]