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The free risk score that could change your life: What you might not know about type 2 diabetes - and how you can check your risk with an easy online toolĭemi Rose leaves little to the imagination in a revealing white cover-up as she poses TOPLESS in the jungle during her Costa Rica getaway Jessica Simpson continues to show off 100-lb weight loss as she gives a tour of her three-year-old daughter Birdie's luxury bedroom Millie Bobby Brown, 18, dishes on 'real adult relationship' with Enola Holmes 2 co-star Henry Cavill, 39, and the 'strict' boundaries in their friendshipĮxpress Yourself! Madonna lets out her frustrations as she angrily lip syncs to song about getting punched in bizarre video Kelly Brook says she felt like an 'outsider' in the fashion industry because of her curvaceous figure and claims it prevented her from getting jobs Their final taste of luxury? I'm A Celebrity's Olivia Attwood and Chris Moyles among the first stars surprised by hosts Ant and Dec at a waterside mansion However, the PAs beat their managers when it came to additional qualifications, such as postgraduate degrees or vocational certificates, with 15 per cent having extra diplomas compared with eight per cent of bosses. The results from the internet company DeskDemon showed that about the same number of PAs as bosses had first degrees, with 37 per cent of both having graduated from university. Other tasks included organising a 16th birthday party for a boss's daughter, surfing a dating website to look for a suitable partner and checking for a favourite team's football score.Ī previous study revealed that half of personal assistants are better qualified than, or just as well qualified as, their employers. One in ten secretaries surveyed admitted their paid worktime had been spent fibbing to bosses' spouses about their whereabouts. 'Last week he got me to valet his car and then he asked me to peel an apple for him because he doesn't like the skin.' Another secretary, from Canterbury, said: 'My boss once got me to choose a new rap CD for his son - and another time I had to go on Google to find the best way to get red wine out of a carpet.'Īn employment agency manager in the town said: 'Some bosses seem to have a never-ending supply of stupid jobs that have nothing to do with the office.' One secretary, Jackie Roberts, 21, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, said: 'My boss is pretty good really, but he does sometimes get me to do silly things. Many bosses are still wasting hours of secretaries' time on menial tasks.' 'They are very much part and parcel of the British workforce, but could die out if this trend continues to rise. 'PAs and secretaries are often the unsung heroes and it's vital to UK businesses that they are treated with the respect they deserve and that their value is realised now,' he said. Simon Mayle, of Touchstone Exhibitions, who ran the study, said secretaries are not being given the respect they deserve. Like TVs Ugly Betty, who has to help her boss with his relationship problems and choice of tie, these workers were overburdened with menial jobs. This is the equivalent to the GDP of Nicaragua and the same amount as Gordon Brown pledged for a 10-year aid plan for education in Africa and Asia in 2006.Ī survey issued yesterday recorded the complaints of 2,500 personal assistants.


There are 650,000 secretaries in Britain, who by this reckoning waste 1,300 hours a year each, costing the economy an estimated £8.5billion.

Secretaries are wasting five hours of their day, on average, performing personal tasks for their employers such as picking up dry cleaning and booking family holidays.
