By David Price, workplace wellbeing expert and CEO of health and wellbeing provider, Health Assured 2020, then. It’s been a stressful year for everyone—it seemed to start pretty well, but then COVID-19 happened, and we find ourselves hurtling into a summer that might be more of a damp squib than a sunny scorcher. That’s not […]

The first speakers for next Wednesday’s PA Life LIVE event have been announced. The free event – Post Covid-10 Lockdown Reboot: Helping Your Company Return To Business – will focus on five key areas:- Risk Assessment & Planning For A Safe Office Planning For A New Kind Of Office Christmas Party Keeping Your Teams Well & […]

The majority (56%) of UK workers who don’t usually work from home feel more productive than in the office. That’s according to research from Jabra, which says that despite that headline figure 50% of those currently working from home are looking forward to their workplace reopening. Furthermore, 70% hope their employer lets them work from […]

Gary Holmes, Travel Consultant at Not Just Travel, rounds up the latest developments in the world of business travel as we move out of lockdown… Tour operators open up, but has Spain? Tui expects its UK tour operations to be sending holidaymakers abroad “later in the summer”. The message came as the travel giant partially restarted its […]

Changes introduced by the Government to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from July 1st will allow employers to bring furloughed staff back into the workplace for part of the week.  It is, says employment lawyer Royds Withy King, an important step towards reintroducing staff back into the workplace before the furlough scheme closes entirely at […]

With lockdown easing up and the prospect of returning to work causing many to feel anxious — due to spending the last three months being told to stay at home, respect social distancing and losing touch with a work routine — it’s vital for workplaces to evaluate the best ways to re-introduce staff successfully and […]

Ahead of Loneliness Awareness Week (June 15th-19th), Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, provides insight into how employers can help keep feelings of loneliness at bay for their remote and furloughed employees. As the Government has recently announced its furlough scheme will be extended to October 2020 and some businesses are still operating […]

We recently spoke to to Venues of Excellence Executive Director Mandy Jennings about the benefits of Membership Consortiums in challenging industry times, how they planned to support members through the pandemic, plus the views of both members and industry partners… How did Venues of Excellence (VoE) react with a plan for members as we went […]

Over a third (36%) of UK businesses believe that implementing new health and safety measures in accordance with the Government’s recently published guidelines are the biggest challenge they face as lockdown eases and they attempt to return to the workplace, according to new research conducted by law firm Winckworth Sherwood. This was closely mirrored (29%) […]

by David Price, workplace wellbeing expert and CEO of Health Assured The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives in an unprecedented manner. Due to the social restrictions put in place to protect us and those around us, the time that we spend with our friends and loved ones has been severely impacted. Naturally, loneliness has […]

Across the UK millions of office workers have been told to stay at home to help stop the spread of Covid-19, and seemingly overnight the world of business travel and expenses was a distant memory. Life working from our kitchen tables, via Zoom calls and wifi, has meant businesses are now seeing a change in […]

By Jeremy Shulman, Chief Editor, Subscriptions and Product at Interactive Pro and Edology.com It’s officially Groundhog Day… every day. In the US, the 2nd of February is reserved for wondering – for no more than a few moments – whether or not a Pennsylvanian rodent has seen his shadow. The ‘legend’ goes, when the ceremonious […]

PA Life spoke to Tom Baigrie, founder and CEO of the UK’s leading life insurance broker, LifeSearch, which employs 500 staff across the UK. With teams spread around the country while keeping safe during the pandemic , it’s more important than ever for senior people to lead from the top, to ensure that morale as […]

By Gary Holmes, Travel Consultant, Not Just Travel The transport Secretary Grant Shapps has agreed the credit notes can be given to people who have had to cancel their holiday due to Corona Virus – however, if people are insisting they want their refund, holiday companies are obliged to reimburse the customer in full. Virgin […]

Statistics from a recent study shows that microbreaks have decreased for 95% of employees during home working, as lockdown sees us glued to our desks more than ever before – highlighting the need for companies to do more to support their workforce. The ‘Working from home’ study, conducted by remote team building company Wildgoose asked employees […]

By Jackie Mordue, Regional Managing Director at Hays In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis, leaders have had to rapidly change aspects of their organisations and are finding themselves in need of certain skills to ensure they come out the other side of this pandemic in the best form possible. The top priority for many […]

Serviced office managers across the country have been working flat out to reopen their offices during June, installing facilities to protect clients and help them get back to business. Across the network of 5,000 shared office spaces in the UK, the task of being able to reopen safely has been a huge one – requiring […]

Register for the next PA Life Virtual Meet Up, taking place on Monday, June 15th with special guest speaker IET London: Savoy Place, giving you insight into its spaces and how events are expected to run post-lockdown. Monday June 8th 2:30pm The interactive session, hosted via Zoom, will cover all aspects of the venue, including: About […]