IN-TRAY
New year…
new legislation
As well as the prospect of a brand new
year, 2010 may also be bringing changes
to legislation which your company will
need to be aware of:
Working Time Regulations – antici-
pated amendments mean that should a
member of staff fall ill while on holiday
TH
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they may be able to reclaim their holiday
time – and carry it into the next leave
FROM
period if necessary.
Paternity Leave – 2010 may well be
MY DESK
the year that we see mothers having the
opportunity to transfer up to six months
of their maternity leave to the father Kirsty Arnold, 38, has worked at the CHIRP
when they return to the workforce. Charitable Foundation for over 13 years and has
And although the draft regulations been PA to the same Chief Executive in that time.
are not scheduled to come into force 12 weeks as agency staff workers will be
until the end of 2011 the Agency entitled to the same pay, holiday and cer- WHAT IS THE SKILL YOU USE MOST IN YOUR JOB?
Workers Regulations 2010 may see tain benefits as permanent staff doing The ability to prioritise and multi-task and not be
changes in how your firm recruits. After the same role. put-off by constant interruptions.
BEST PART OF YOUR ROLE?
The variety that is associated with it. I can be trying to
co-ordinate a meeting for 16 people one day and be
liaising with suppliers and writing cheques the next.
WORST PART OF YOUR ROLE?
There is no worst part. But if I had to choose it would
be transcribing a meeting/discussion to enable me to
type-up minutes – that can be soul destroying, par-
ticularly if someone is softly spoken or a mumbler!
WHAT’S IN YOUR TOP DRAWER?
My business cards, compliment slips and folding clips
as they seem to ‘walk’ if left unsupervised. Along with
my ‘precious’ pens – I work with a penaholic.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TODAY?
Today was the first day back after the ‘snow crisis’
Could you be a green
and I had to prepare a number of items for four of
our Board Meetings next week and the week after
that. Once the papers are ready I convert them to
office ambassador?
PDF and then upload to a secure member’s area on
our website for our Board Members and Board of
Trustees to download or print. No matter how many
This year Green Office Week will be you goody bags to thank you for your times I ask, the documents for one of the meetings
returning to the workplace in April and hard work and dedication to a greener are never formatted correctly and so I have to spend
now is the perfect opportunity to start to Britain. Ambassadors will then need literally hours re-formatting – nightmare!
think about how you can help improve to keep Avery informed about their
your company’s environmental and progress with a daily update during the WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PA?
ethical policies. As part of Green Office campaign week. To become a Green Admittedly I work for a small Charitable Trust and
Week (April 26-30) Avery are looking for Office Week Ambassador email not a large multi-national, but I think as companies
Green Office Week Ambassadors – to put GOWAmbassador@footprint-comms.co.uk are tightening their financial reins PAs will be/are
into practise some green tips. If you’re supplying your name, company name, expected to do more and encompass other functions.
selected you’ll be sent a resource pack contact phone number and a sentence In a few years the one-to-one PA/boss relationship
with lots of helpful and practical advice or two about why you want to be will, in my opinion, be a rarity.
on making your office as green as possi- involved. Visit www.greenofficeweek.eu for
ble, and the company will regularly send more details. Want to talk? contact Cora@ExecutivePA.com
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