Brits will spend 10 years watching TV in their lifetime, according to eye-opening research from Perfect Home. There’s so much data in the survey, which polled 2,000 UK adults in April this year, that’s it’s been condensed into the handy infographic below. But headline findings (aside for the 10 years of shame), include: Brits will watch […]
Private healthcare, an extra day’s holiday on their birthday and free gym membership are among the perks Brits want from employers, according to a study from office supplies specialist Lyreco. Researchers polled 2,000 office workers to identify the benefits they would like to see from their place of work – including flexible working hours, a […]
If, like 98 per cent of PA Life readers, you are responsible for booking hotel rooms, this data could help you save your company’s accommodation budget. According to Vouchercloud, four weeks in advance is the optimum time to book a room, saving you up to 15 per cent on the price. The data – which […]
Research from China suggests that adding a couple of eggs into your daily diet will ehlp to keep the doctor away – and is particularly useful in the fight against heart disease and strokes. The data, which came from a study of 500,000 people published in the journal Heart, readdresses some of the misconceptions held against eggs […]
If you’re responsible for booking corporate travel you’ll know how disruptive it can be (for you and the people you’re booking for) when flights are delayed or cancelled. Thankfully, there’s now a little more insight into the problem from the Press Association, which has analysed Civil Aviation Authority data from 2017 to rank the best and […]
If work is the first thing on your mind when you wake each morning, you’re not alone, according to new research. The weather and money worries are also on our minds, along with checking social media and ‘group chat’. It also emerged that Brits stir from their sleep ahead of the alarm due to worrying […]
New research by Grant Thornton suggests London is set to lose significant portions of its most economically productive demographic, while young people from across the country are being dissuaded from coming to the capital by pressing issues such as the high-stress environment, lack of work-life balance and high housing costs. The study – published in a […]
A poll of almost 3,000 UK workers has revealed the top 30 worst nightmares that can be experienced on the first day at a new job. Among the most cited incidents are, unsurprisingly, turning up late wearing the wrong clothes, being over-dressed, crashing into a colleague’s vehicle in the car park, spilling tea everywhere, getting lost en route to the office and […]
Stress (21%), anxiety (18%) and/or depression (20%) are among the real reason that UK employees call in sick – despite claiming to have a physical health problem – according to research from wellbeing provider BHSF to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (May 14th-20th). In total 42% of employees (from 1,001 full time workers surveyed) have called in sick […]
New data from CV-Library indicates that wage growth cross the capital is not as pronounced as other areas in the UK, despite overall salaries being higher in London. The research, based on advertised salaries, shows that national salaries grew on average by two per cent year-on-year in the UK during April, while salaries in London rose by […]
Could Britain be losing top PA and EA talent from overseas? New research indicates the country has become a less attractive place to work for internationals looking to carve out a career since the Brexit vote, losing more professionals to the 27 member nations of the European Union (EU) than it gained from them. According to […]
More than half of working Brits aren’t sure they are in the right career, according to a new report. The study of 2,000 employees also revealed that four out of ten plan to change careers within the next two years as a result, with other findings including: One third of Brits in employment said they […]
Research from Sainsbury’s and Balance by AromaWorks has found that on average Brits get just six hours and nineteen minutes of sleep per night – meaning you’re not the only one reaching for the extra strong coffee in the morning. While boffins say that eight hours is the ideal amount of sleep for humans, the research found […]
Gender equality firm Mum’s Enterprise has launched its report ‘From Career Woman to Working Mum’ to coincide with Maternal Mental Heal Awareness Week 2018. This is the first initiative launched as part of the company’s ‘Happiness Project’, which it says is dedicated to supporting a happier nation. The report has been collated drawing on insight of over 1,000 mums […]
‘Presenteeism’, or people coming into work when they are ill, has more than tripled since 2010, according to the latest CIPD/Simplyhealth Health and Well-being at Work survey. 86% of 1,000 respondents to the 2018 survey said they had observed presenteeism in their organisation over the last 12 months, compared with 72% in 2016 and just […]
Absences are significantly impacting UK businesses in terms of productivity and the impact on other members of staff. But there are ways of keeping on top of absences, including monitoring the problem effectively, and then responding to the results, according to software specialist Activ Absence. The company has highlighted that Gatwick Airport was recently forced […]
Have you ever posted something online you wished you hadn’t? For six in ten Brits it’s something they have all had to face. Researchers discovered that 47 per cent wish that they could permanently delete aspects of their digital past, due to fears of it being used in ways they didn’t intend. Pictures of past […]
If you’ve lied about your salary at dinner parties, you’re not alone – with one in ten Brits having apparently exaggerated about what they earn at dinner parties. Job titles, too, are often embellished, while lies about owning a second property, the value of their houses, qualifications, speaking another language and the places they’ve travelled […]
