Advice and Opinion - January 2026
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Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2026 by Silvia Richards — No comments
As 2026 begins, the conversation around diversity in the workplace feels different from what it was a few years ago. There was a moment when it seemed like every employer was making bold statements, launching new initiatives and promising real change. Then the momentum softened. Some organisations stepped back quietly. Others shifted their priorities. A few continued the work, but without the ...
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Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2026 by Ian Thomas — No comments
Every new year carries a certain kind of energy — a sense of turning the page, of wanting something different, of imagining a future that feels bigger or brighter or simply more aligned with who you are now. For many people, that feeling shows up most clearly in their working life. January arrives, and with it comes the quiet question: Is this still right for me? If you’ve felt that pull as 2026 ...
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Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2026 by Kim Cockayne — No comments
As 2026 begins, the UK job market finds itself in a moment of transition. The challenges of the past few years haven’t disappeared, but they’ve changed shape. The uncertainty employers once felt has softened, replaced by something more measured, more cautious and, in some cases, more hopeful. If 2025 was a year of hesitation, 2026 seems determined to be a year of steady movement — the kind that ...
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Posted on Friday, January 2, 2026 by Silvia Richards — No comments
There are moments in life when the idea of change becomes impossible to ignore. It might start as a quiet feeling — a sense that your work no longer inspires you, or that your days have begun to blur together, or that you’ve outgrown the role you once felt comfortable in. As 2026 begins, many people are finding themselves at that point. The new year brings a certain kind of courage with it, the ...