Getting your hands on the company credit card can be a rare sight these days, as new data has discovered that the UK workforce now spends half as much on client entertainment compared to the heyday of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. To mark the 50th anniversary of Barclaycard’s corporate credit card, the company has […]

Getting everyone in the same place at the same time for a meeting can be difficult, but what about once the meeting has commenced? Many employees dread the idea of interacting with other team members for a specified amount of time, which leads to many arriving late, checking their mobiles throughout the meeting or interrupting […]

Have you ever been guilty of a security breach at work? It turns out that more than a third of senior executives believe the blame lies with younger employees. A new independent study into attitudes of the next generation workforce about cybersecurity, commissioned by Centrify, found that over a third of 18 to 24-year-olds are […]

Our avid readers have responded to a Twitter poll asking if they are often falling into their overdraft at the end of the month. After a study discovered that millions of Brits feel like they are living beyond their means, and their salaries aren’t lasting until the end of the month, 43 per cent of you […]

Ruth Skelton, senior manager of recruitment firm Morgan McKinley, takes a look at why office support professionals are seeking new roles and how the recruitment process has started to change We have been seeing an increase in jobs available and professionals seeking work, indicating a strong performance to start the year from office support and […]

As the warmer months start to roll in, hay fever strikes again, causing many sufferers to take time off work due to their allergy. In fact, one in five sufferers have had to call in sick as the itchy eyes, runny noses and sneezing fits have left almost four in ten struggling to do their […]

As many as 28 per cent of British employees have thought about cheating on their partners with someone they’ve met through work. According to a new poll undertaken by Kit Out My Office, 12 per cent of those who have considered it have followed through and engaged in sexual contact with a colleague. In addition, […]

Nine out of ten workers do not feel adequately trained to handle their workload, with a fifth admitting to using alcohol as a form of respite after a busy day. A study of more than 2,000 UK employees, carried out by Step One Recovery, discovered that more than five Brits have taken time off work […]

UK bosses are doing little to stop their employees from burning out, new research suggests. For most Brits, work is the most common cause for feeling stressed at 59 per cent, yet almost one in two British businesses do not offer anything to help combat this. According to a study of 3,000 workers carried out […]

Are you one of the industry’s ‘power part-timers’? if so, we’re looking to hear from you for an upcoming feature in PA Life. With flexible working still not always available within many companies, we want to speak to those who are working part-time and smashing their role as an assistant. This in-depth feature will be […]

British men are more confident than women in furthering their career, new data has revealed. According to a report by job search engine, Adzuna, the career progression confidence gap between the genders widens with those who have more than 10 years’ experience in the workplace, with men twice more likely than women to hold a […]

Sam Hurst, chief grazer at Grazing Catering, reveals his thoughts on why employers should strive to offer free food in the workplace and the benefits it has on employees When it comes to looking after people at work, the tech companies of Silicon Valley are the first to pop into our minds. The idea of […]

More men and women in the workplace are seeking professional training to overcome anxiety around communication at work, new research has revealed. A study of 1,000 workplaces conducted by RADA in Business published the Beating Workplace Performance Anxiety report, which found a clear disparity between the causes of communications anxiety between men and women. Male […]

Banking giant HSBC has revealed details about its gender pay gap, citing a 29 per cent median pay gap for its UK operations. The firm also reported a 59 per cent gap on the mean measure for hourly pay in 2017, while a median gap of 61 per cent for bonus payments between its male […]

Older male workers employed by microbusinesses within marketing, communications or advertising are happier at work than any other age group, new research has found. A survey of 1,024 UK workers, by workplace incentives and rewards provider, One4all Rewards asked employees from different age groups, genders and industries to score how happy they are in their […]

Employees are now putting tech high on their wish lists when looking for a new job, new research has found. A survey of 2,001 workers carried out by Laptopsdirect.co.uk, found that more than half of Brits (53 per cent) say that the standard of technology is a key consideration for accepting a new job position. […]

As employees and businesses react to the recent Presidents Club scandal, it seems gender discrimination is rife at work. 85 per cent of women and 80 per cent of men have witnessed gender discriminatory acts in the workplace, new research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has revealed. The report, A Blueprint for Balance: time […]

As Brits return to work this week it can be tricky to tell the difference between the January blues and depression. Dr Leigh A.Neal from Smart TMS revels his top tips on how companies can safeguard their employees’ wellbeing. Blue Monday, which this year falls on January 15, 2018, is said to be the most depressing […]