Here’s how to beat the back-to-work blues and keep your fitness resolution when you’re stuck in the office or home office. January is officially the bleakest month of the year. It’s cold outside, you’re broke and you’re stuck in the office making it difficult to kick-start your health and fitness resolution.  Just because you can’t […]

Iain Laws, CEO for Towergate Health & Protection makes his predictions for the coming year and explains how employers can use wellbeing support to aid staffing issues and meet differing generational requirements. Recruitment and retention improve with wellbeing support The scramble for talent, both recruiting and retaining, will drive the need for better benefits. There […]

Gender-specific support in the workplace is set to be a major area for growth in 2023, and employers need to be prepared, says Peppy, the digital health app. Gender-specific support in the workplace is set to be a major area for growth in 2023 and employers need to be prepared, according to digital health app, Peppy. […]

Cat Bird, National Sales Manager at Center Parcs Conferences & Events talks about the rise in gratitude getaways as a way to add support for staff. The three phrases most used by event planners when they come to us and describe what type of event they want to run is ‘immersive’, ‘a thank you’, and […]

With working from home now firmly established as the norm for many, how has this mega-trend impacted event planners and their events? How has it affected the appetite for getting together at events? Have organisers changed their approach? And have events become more important than ever to foster community among a fragmented and remote workforce? […]

There has been some scepticism regarding ABBA’s latest venture into transforming their 1970s selves into performing digital avatars. Amy Lawrence went to experience it at the ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. I myself was a little suspicious. I love live music, particularly the energy and power of bands and audiences feeding off […]

‘Act your wage’, a new trend gaining popularity on Tik Tok*, sees Gen Z workers in particular not doing more work than they’re actually paid to do. It is similar to ‘quiet quitting’ in many ways as both involve sticking to the job description and refusing to go above and beyond. Gareth Hoyle, Managing Director […]

The 2022 ABPCO Excellence Awards, which took place on Friday 9 December saw association and not- for-profit event professionals gather at the ICC Birmingham to celebrate a year of achievement across a range of categories The winners of the 2022 ABPCO Excellence Awards were: Best Event by an In-house PCO – NASUWT for the Teachers’ Union Annual […]

According to a survey by Finder UK, only 9% of people set resolutions for career progression in 2022.  ‘New Year, New You’ is a well-used platitude but as many of us happily wave goodbye to 2022 and we think ahead of all to come in 2023, the team at Serenity in Leadership gives us lighthearted […]

The City of London Corporation finds accents and parental status still determines career progression in finance. We are pleased to hear of a promise of a long overdue action to tackle it. For the banks to successfully tackle class prejudice boards must also learn that engagement and education are equally vital to good governance. HM […]

Lone Konradsen, Agiito’s Head of Customer Insight, shares her insight in reviewing travel policies, do you free the bird or keep it caged? Life rarely gets simpler, especially for business travellers. The pandemic has changed almost everything, from how often we travel and by what mode of transport, to whether we travel at all. The […]

Andrea London, Partner at Winckworth Sherwood, talks about getting back to work socials and what is the etiquette work a Christmas party. News that a former employee was found to be wrongfully dismissed for not being ‘fun’ at work has piqued the interest of employees and their bosses worldwide. As we emerge from the less […]

The PA Show Canary Wharf brought a new boutique edition to the heart of London’s Business District in November offering a new intimate show experience. Over 600 PAs, EAs, VAs and Office Managers came to experience the one-day event enjoying excellent content, networking opportunities and meeting with over 70 suppliers showcasing products and services. With […]

With the 2022 World Cup currently headlining news channels across the country, most of us can agree that sporting events can be a PR’s dream and disaster. There have been controversies quite rightly, as football fans, pundits and even people with no interest in the game continue to voice their opinions on this tournament’s location, […]

A recent study by Just Eat for Business has discovered that 1 in 3 businesses will not be providing staff with an end of year bonus this year. Over half (61%) of businesses base their decision on whether or not to give a bonus to employees on company sales targets and profit. However, employees will be […]

Tim Baker, Director at ZEDRA  discusses benefits, incentives and entitlements at today’s workplace. As if four-day weeks and work from anywhere were not enough, the array of benefits, incentives and entitlements on offer to employees around the world continues to expand. LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Talent Trends report found 60% of job seekers prioritise compensation and […]

Congratulations to Whittlebury Park Hotel and Spa Resort who has won Sales & Marketing Team of the Year at the prestigious miaList 2022 awards. The four-star countryside hotel, in picturesque Northamptonshire, was celebrated as a market leader by the esteemed judging panel. The annual awards of the Meetings Industry Association, the principal body supporting the UK […]

The UK has more than 39,100 hotels, making it the top country in Europe for hotels. And it would be no surprise if it stayed that way, partly thanks to the number of new hotel openings the destination has witnessed in the last year. England’s capital is playing a vital part in boosting the number […]