The Work Brief

Careers, interviews and office life: practical advice for your next move at work.

Employment Law

The Six-Month Rule: What the Employment Rights Act 2025 Actually Means for Your Job Security

28 Jul 2026
Workplace Rights

Too Hot to Work? What You're Actually Entitled to When the Office Overheats

24 Jul 2026
career advice

Skills-Based Hiring in 2026: How to Get Noticed When You Don't Tick Every Box

21 Jul 2026
career advice

The Counteroffer Trap: What to Actually Weigh Before You Agree to Stay

18 Jul 2026
career advice

Covering for a Colleague on Annual Leave? Protect Your Summer Before You Say Yes

15 Jul 2026
career advice

Put on a Performance Improvement Plan? Here's What to Actually Do Next

12 Jul 2026
career development

Your Job Grew But Your Title Didn't: How to Renegotiate the Boundaries of a Role That's Quietly Expanded

9 Jul 2026
performance review

The Mid-Year Review Nobody Prepares For (And How to Turn "On Track" Into Leverage)

6 Jul 2026
job hunting

Job Hunting in July: Why the “Summer Hiring Freeze” Is a Myth (Mostly)

2 Jul 2026
summer at work

The Summer Lull Is the Most Useful Time of the Working Year. Here's How to Use It.

29 Jun 2026
career development

Passed Over for Promotion: How to Read the Room and Plan Your Next Move

25 Jun 2026
career break

Going Back to Work After a Career Break: Making the Return Land Well

23 Jun 2026
Flexible Working

Flexible Working From Day One: How to Actually Get a Yes in 2026

20 Jun 2026
career planning

Planning Your Career for the Year Ahead

19 Jun 2026
job rejection

Bouncing Back From a Job Rejection

15 Jun 2026
exit interview

Exit Interviews: What to Say and What to Skip

11 Jun 2026
wellbeing

Workplace Wellbeing and Where to Turn

7 Jun 2026
salary

Pay Transparency and Knowing Your Worth

3 Jun 2026
mentoring

Mentoring: Finding One and Being One

30 May 2026
boundaries

Saying No at Work Without Burning Bridges

26 May 2026
time management

Time Management When Everything Feels Urgent

22 May 2026
writing

Writing That Actually Gets Read at Work

17 May 2026
public speaking

Presenting at Work Without Falling Apart

13 May 2026
personal brand

Building a Personal Brand Without the Cringe

9 May 2026
office politics

Office Politics Without Losing Yourself

5 May 2026
psychometric tests

Psychometric and Aptitude Tests

1 May 2026
assessment centres

Assessment Centres and Group Exercises

27 Apr 2026
video interviews

Video Interviews: Getting the Basics Right

23 Apr 2026
CV writing

Gaps in Your CV and How to Explain Them

19 Apr 2026
references

References: What UK Employers Can and Can't Say

15 Apr 2026
resignation

The Counter-Offer Trap When You Resign

11 Apr 2026
job offers

Handling Multiple Job Offers at Once

7 Apr 2026
interviews

The Thank-You Note After an Interview

3 Apr 2026
career change

Switching Industries With Transferable Skills

30 Mar 2026
graduate jobs

Graduate Job Hunting in a Tough Market

26 Mar 2026
apprenticeships

Apprenticeships as a Route In (and Back)

22 Mar 2026
upskilling

Going Back to Study Mid-Career

18 Mar 2026
parental leave

Parental Leave and Your Career

14 Mar 2026
Flexible Working

Requesting Flexible Working: The New Day-One Right

10 Mar 2026
four day week

The Four-Day Week: Does It Actually Work?

6 Mar 2026
hybrid working

Hybrid Working: Making Office Days Count

2 Mar 2026
remote work

Remote Work: Staying Visible Without Overworking

25 Feb 2026
onboarding

Onboarding a New Starter Well

21 Feb 2026
job advert

Writing a Job Advert That Attracts the Right People

17 Feb 2026
hiring

Hiring Your First Team Member

13 Feb 2026
one-to-ones

One-to-Ones That Are Actually Useful

9 Feb 2026
delegation

Delegation for New Managers

5 Feb 2026
management

Stepping Up to Manage Your Former Peers

1 Feb 2026
promotion

Asking for a Promotion

28 Jan 2026
side hustle

Starting a Side Hustle Alongside a 9-to-5

24 Jan 2026