PC Stress Busters

From inserting a watermark, to making sure your work is backed up every minute, Word is full of shortcuts which will make your life easier

Hobnob with a Nobel winner

Joanna Carolan, PA to Harold Pinter, talks to Cath Janes about lucky breaks, secrets of success and chocolate biscuits

How to handle a woman

1943 tips for male supervisors are now hilarious, says Julie Daniels

Kitchen guardians

Together, the celebrity chef Theo Randall, and his PA, Maria Wrazen, have cooked up a Park Lane dining experience that's impressive without being...

Remote control

Being a virtual assistant has many advantages, but make sure you keep that umbilical link with office colleagues, or they may forget about you

How to read your colleagues

In the first of our five-part video series on body language we explore some of the postures seen in the workplace

Workplace harmony

Mike Batt, musician, and his PA, Rosanna Black, talk to Rosalind Renshaw

Hooray for a male PA

Once a novelty, the male PA is finally making his presence felt in Britain's offices

Chill or thrill

Whether it's high-energy activities or personal pampering you prefer, Lucknam Park, a luxurious country house hotel near Bath, is the perfect...

Worker of the Year

Meet Gurdip Chauhan, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation Office Worker of the Year