After a year and a half of working from home, many workers admit they’ve found themselves working from some unusual spaces in an effort to find some peace and quiet during the workday. In a new poll of 2,000 individuals who have worked from home throughout the pandemic, 41% share that they have found themselves […]

Are you planning live event projects for 2022? The PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted Venue Finder partners ready to help. Our list of Venue Finding specialists covers everything from hotels and restaurants to conference centres and expo halls – There’s something to suit every requirement! Start Your Search Now […]

By Caine Bird, Technical HR Writer at IRIS HR Navigating the global pandemic has been, for what feels like every business, a challenge without an obvious resolution. With headlines discussing the Omicron variant, and its potential impact on the UK, many office managers and HR professionals are revisiting once again how they plan to operate in […]

A new survey has revealed that nearly one in six (15%) employees working in the UK have already retrained for a new role or profession. Their current employers just don’t know it yet. HR software provider CIPHR polled over 1,000 workers to find out how many people have retrained and made a career shift since […]

Agiito has announced that, for the first time, its travel, meetings and events solution will feature on the RM6217 Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework.  Out of all the suppliers on the framework, Agiito is the only travel management company (TMC) to be awarded a place on two Lots: Lot 1 (UK travel booking solutions) and Lot 4 (venue-finding and events).  These two ‘Lots’ enables central government, wider public sector and third sector organisations access to fully managed, online and offline travel booking solutions covering UK and international rail and […]

To some it’s harmless fun and just an annual office tradition, but according to new research, Secret Santa is a festive burden for many UK workers. In a study of 1,000 UK employees, commissioned by gift card and voucher brand Love2shop, over a quarter (27 per cent) of workers revealed they find Secret Santa a […]

Last week we teamed up with our friends at Niche Cocktails to give one lucky PA Life reader the chance to win a special box set of drinks, just in time for Christmas – and we now have a winner! Congratulations to Mary George, who is an EA at British Airways – You’re name was […]

British businesses are boosting benefits packages such as hybrid working, increased parental leave and private health insurance as a means to attract and retain the best talent, according to new research from premium health insurer Bupa Global. With a hot labour market increasing competition for recruits and amid the ‘great resignation’,  board-level executives are recognising the value of a diverse […]

Research from Aon has revealed that over half of UK organisations (52 percent) are planning to, or are already, reviewing their compensation and benefits programmes to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. Aon’s 7th Pulse Survey also found that three in four organisations say driving DE&I in the workplace is at the top of […]

The impact of the continuing Covid pandemic means that health and wellbeing support in 2022 will be hugely influenced by factors outside of the work environment. Brett Hill, distribution director at Towergate Health & Protection makes his predictions for the coming year and explains how employers will play a crucial role… The impact of missed […]

Travel Counsellors has announced a new strategic partnership with GlobalStar Travel Management. Delivering bespoke corporate and leisure travel services since 1994, Travel Counsellors is an independent travel company with over 1,900 travel franchisees across six countries – the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and UAE. This new partnership allows the company to deliver uncompromised personal service and market expertise […]

We’re delighted to announce an exclusive Meet Up networking event for PA Life readers at Pennethorne’s Bar, Somerset House, on Thursday 27th January 2022, courtesy of Restaurant Associates Venues, part of Lime Venue Portfolio. Food in Meetings and Events – Introducing Ways to be Well. This event will be focused around food in meetings and events […]

By Social Supermarket If your plans have changed, we can still help your team have a feel-good, festive time from home. We are in a great position to deliver seamlessly for your clients and staff with a range of ethical hampers and gift boxes that make a real difference in the world. That’s because they’re full […]

You can now register for the PA Show 2022, which takes places on March 8th & 9th at ExCeL in London, with a 10% discount available to all PA Life readers. The PA Show is the largest gathering of Executive Support Professionals in the UK, bringing together 1,000s+ of the community under one roof. For over 10 […]

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has reacted to the Prime Minister’s Plan B announcement. Kerrin MacPhie, Chief Executive of the mia, said: “Based on the latest scientific data we understand that the Plan B restrictions will need to be put in place, to help reduce the transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. “However, this […]

You can now register for the PA Show 2022, which takes places on March 8th & 9th at ExCeL in London, with a 35% discount available to all PA Life readers securing their tickets before December 10th. The PA Show is the largest gathering of Executive Support Professionals in the UK, bringing together 1,000s+ of the community […]

As remote working remains the norm during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, research reveals that UK office workers are accidentally deleting vital business information from shared, cloud-based applications such as Office 365 or Google Drive. And many are opting to keep quiet rather than owning up to their mistakes. The research from Veritas Technologies, which interviewed 2,000 UK […]

After the discovery of the new Covid variant, Omicron, the government announced that all international arrivals to the UK would need to isolate until they receive a negative PCR test, which can be taken two days after landing in the country. And a study of 1,000 adults planning to go away for the festive season, […]