:root {
  --gold: #c9a227;
  --gold-light: #e8ca6e;
  --gold-dark: #8f6f1a;
  --ink: #131110;
  --ink-soft: #55524c;
  --ink-mute: #8a8680;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --paper-soft: #f8f6f1;
  --border: #ece7d9;
  --danger: #b3261e;
  --success: #1e6b4a;
  --radius: 10px;
  --radius-lg: 20px;
  --max-width: 1180px;
  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 10px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.06);
  --shadow-md: 0 16px 40px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.12);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --dark-bg: radial-gradient(120% 140% at 50% -10%, #26221a 0%, #17140f 45%, #0c0a08 100%);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

/* ---------- Preloader (home page only) ---------- */
body.is-loading { overflow: hidden; height: 100%; }

.preloader {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 9999;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 140% at 50% 50%, #26221a 0%, #17140f 45%, #0c0a08 100%);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease), visibility 0.6s;
}
.preloader-glow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 700px;
  height: 700px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.35) 0%, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0) 65%);
  animation: glowPulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.preloader-logo {
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(72px, 16vw, 130px);
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.4) rotate(0deg);
  animation: logoIntro 1.4s var(--ease) forwards;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 24px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.45));
}
.preloader.is-hidden {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(1.08);
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@keyframes logoIntro {
  0% { transform: scale(0.35) rotate(0deg); opacity: 0; }
  30% { opacity: 1; }
  65% { transform: scale(1.18) rotate(320deg); opacity: 1; }
  85% { transform: scale(0.94) rotate(350deg); }
  100% { transform: scale(1) rotate(360deg); opacity: 1; }
}
@keyframes glowPulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.6; transform: scale(1); }
  50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.12); }
}

/* ---------- Scroll progress bar ---------- */
.scroll-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  height: 3px;
  width: 0%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-dark), var(--gold-light));
  z-index: 200;
  transition: width 0.1s linear;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .preloader { transition: opacity 0.01s linear; }
  .preloader-logo { animation: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .preloader-glow { animation: none; }
}

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

[id] { scroll-margin-top: 90px; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Inter", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.container {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 28px;
}
.container.narrow { max-width: 780px; }

a { color: inherit; }

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.2vw, 2.5rem); }
h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 700; }

p { margin: 0 0 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.center { text-align: center; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10000;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius) 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.section-label {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.section-label.center { display: block; }

.section-intro {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.lead { font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--ink); }

/* Scroll reveal */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s var(--ease), transform 0.8s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal, .stagger-item, .h1-line,
  .sector-list li, .differentiators li, .contact-card,
  .value-card, .process-step, .role-card, .diff-card,
  .benefit-card, .path-card, .vetting-list li, .timeline li {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
  }
  .hero-glow, .logo-mark { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  .btn::before { display: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* Entrance animations start from opacity:0, so without the script that reveals
   them the page would look empty. The `js` class is set by an inline snippet in
   each page's head — no class, no hiding. */
html:not(.js) .reveal,
html:not(.js) .stagger-item,
html:not(.js) .h1-line,
html:not(.js) .sector-list li,
html:not(.js) .differentiators li,
html:not(.js) .contact-card,
html:not(.js) .value-card,
html:not(.js) .process-step,
html:not(.js) .role-card,
html:not(.js) .diff-card,
html:not(.js) .benefit-card,
html:not(.js) .path-card,
html:not(.js) .vetting-list li,
html:not(.js) .timeline li {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}
html:not(.js) .preloader { display: none; }
html:not(.js) body.is-loading { overflow: visible; }

/* Header */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.scrolled {
  border-bottom-color: var(--border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.header-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 14px 28px;
}

.logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.logo-mark { height: 34px; width: auto; display: block; transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease); }
.logo:hover .logo-mark { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.logo-text {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.logo-text em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 700; }

.main-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: 12px;
}

.main-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  position: relative;
  padding: 4px 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.main-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 100%;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transition: right 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.main-nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.main-nav a:hover::after { right: 0; }
.main-nav a.is-current { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.main-nav a.is-current::after { right: 0; }

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
}
.menu-toggle span {
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), opacity 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.menu-toggle.open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.menu-toggle.open span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.menu-toggle.open span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

.mobile-nav {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 8px 28px 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.mobile-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.mobile-nav a.is-current { color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 700; }
.mobile-nav .mobile-nav-cta {
  border-bottom: none;
  margin-top: 16px;
  align-self: flex-start;
  color: #241c05;
}
.mobile-nav.open { display: flex; }

/* Buttons */
.btn {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 6px 12px 6px 0;
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), background 0.25s var(--ease), color 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  font-family: inherit;
}
.btn::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 30%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) 48%, transparent 66%);
  transform: translateX(-120%);
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease);
  z-index: -1;
}
.btn:hover::before { transform: translateX(120%); }
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn-sm { padding: 10px 22px; font-size: 0.88rem; }

.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold));
  color: #241c05;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.35);
}
.btn-primary:hover { box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.45); }
.btn-primary[disabled] {
  opacity: 0.6;
  cursor: not-allowed;
  transform: none;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.btn-ghost {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  color: #fff;
}
.btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14); border-color: #fff; }

.btn-outline-dark {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.btn-outline-dark:hover { border-color: var(--gold-dark); color: var(--gold-dark); }

/* Hero (home) */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 130px 0 100px;
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: -220px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 900px;
  height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.35) 0%, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0) 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: glowPulse 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.hero-inner { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* Hero entrance stagger — plays once the preloader hands off (body.hero-ready) */
.stagger-item {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
}
body.hero-ready .stagger-item {
  animation: staggerUp 0.9s var(--ease) forwards;
}
body.hero-ready .eyebrow.stagger-item { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
body.hero-ready h1.stagger-item { animation-delay: 0.18s; }
body.hero-ready .hero-sub.stagger-item { animation-delay: 0.42s; }
body.hero-ready .hero-actions.stagger-item { animation-delay: 0.56s; }

.h1-line { display: block; }
body.hero-ready h1.stagger-item .h1-line {
  display: block;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  animation: staggerUp 0.8s var(--ease) forwards;
}
body.hero-ready h1.stagger-item .h1-line:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.22s; }
body.hero-ready h1.stagger-item .h1-line:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.34s; }
body.hero-ready h1.stagger-item .h1-line:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.46s; }
body.hero-ready h1.stagger-item { opacity: 1; transform: none; animation: none; }

@keyframes staggerUp {
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding: 8px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.4);
  border-radius: 100px;
}

.hero h1 { color: #fdfbf6; }
.hero .accent {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.hero-sub {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 22px auto 34px;
}

.hero-actions { margin-top: 8px; }

/* Inner page hero */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 80px 0 74px;
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-hero-compact { padding: 64px 0 54px; }
.page-hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 820px; }
.page-hero h1 { color: #fdfbf6; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); }
.page-hero-sub {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}
.page-hero .hero-actions { margin-top: 0; }

.breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.breadcrumb a { text-decoration: none; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* Sectors */
.sectors { padding: 56px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }

.sector-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}
.sector-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease), opacity 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .sector-list li { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.sector-list li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0s; }
.sector-list li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
.sector-list li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.sector-list li:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
.sector-list li:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.sector-list li:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}
.sector-list svg {
  width: 20px; height: 20px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--gold-dark);
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* Two-route split cards */
.split-paths { padding: 90px 0; }
.contact-routes { padding: 90px 0; background: var(--paper-soft); }

.path-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}
.contact-routes .path-grid { margin-top: 44px; }
.split-paths .path-grid { margin-top: 0; }

.path-card {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  padding: 44px 40px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.path-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-dark), var(--gold-light));
}
.path-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}
.path-card h2, .path-card h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 1.55rem; }
.path-card h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }
.path-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.path-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 6px;
}
.path-link svg {
  width: 18px; height: 18px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--gold-dark);
  stroke-width: 2;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.path-card:hover .path-link svg { transform: translateX(5px); }
.path-card p { margin-bottom: 18px; }

/* About preview (home) */
.about-preview { padding: 110px 0; background: var(--paper-soft); }

.about-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
  gap: 72px;
}

.stat-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  margin: 36px 0 28px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.stat {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}
.stat strong {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.stat span {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

.differentiators {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 40px;
  align-self: start;
}
.differentiators ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.differentiators li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-14px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.differentiators.is-visible li { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
.differentiators li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.differentiators li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.14s; }
.differentiators li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.23s; }
.differentiators li:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.differentiators li:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.41s; }
.differentiators li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.differentiators li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 3px;
  width: 18px; height: 18px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold));
}
.differentiators li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 5px; top: 7px;
  width: 8px; height: 4px;
  border-left: 2px solid #241c05;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #241c05;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

/* About page — story */
.story { padding: 100px 0 90px; }
.pull-quote {
  margin: 40px 0 0;
  padding: 28px 0 28px 32px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* About page — mission */
.mission {
  position: relative;
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mission-glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: -300px;
  right: -200px;
  width: 800px;
  height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.22) 0%, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0) 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.mission .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.mission h2 { color: #fdfbf6; }
.mission p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); }
.mission .section-label { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* About page — values */
.values { padding: 100px 0; }
.value-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.value-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 32px 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--paper);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .value-card { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.value-card:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.04s; }
.value-card:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.10s; }
.value-card:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.value-card:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.22s; }
.value-card:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.28s; }
.value-card:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.34s; }
.value-card:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 0.40s; }
.value-card:nth-child(8) { transition-delay: 0.46s; }
.value-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--gold); }
.value-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.value-card p { font-size: 0.93rem; margin-bottom: 0; }
.value-card-summary {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
}
.value-card-summary h3 { color: #fff; }
.value-card-summary p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); }

/* About page — operational handling */
.what-we-handle { padding: 90px 0; background: var(--paper-soft); }
.handle-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 40px 0 0;
}
.handle-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 18px 22px;
}
.handle-list svg {
  width: 22px; height: 22px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--gold-dark);
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* Employers — process steps */
.process { padding: 100px 0; }
.process-steps {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: step;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 52px 0 0;
}
.process-step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 30px 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--paper);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .process-step { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.process-step:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.process-step:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.14s; }
.process-step:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.23s; }
.process-step:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.process-step:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.41s; }
.process-step:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--gold); }
.step-num {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold));
  color: #241c05;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.process-step h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.process-step p { font-size: 0.92rem; margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Employers — vetting */
.vetting { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--paper-soft); }
.vetting-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: start;
}
.vetting-list {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: vet;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}
.vetting-list li {
  counter-increment: vet;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 26px 62px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-14px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .vetting-list li { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
.vetting-list li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.vetting-list li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.14s; }
.vetting-list li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.23s; }
.vetting-list li:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.vetting-list li:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.41s; }
.vetting-list li::before {
  content: counter(vet, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.vetting-list li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 21px; top: 46px; bottom: 6px;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.vetting-list li:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.vetting-list li:last-child::after { display: none; }
.vetting-list h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; }
.vetting-list p { font-size: 0.94rem; margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Roles grid (employers + job seekers) */
.sectors-roles { padding: 100px 0; }
.seeker-roles { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--paper-soft); }
.roles-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.role-card {
  padding: 32px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--paper);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .role-card { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.role-card:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.role-card:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.12s; }
.role-card:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.19s; }
.role-card:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.26s; }
.role-card:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.33s; }
.role-card:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.40s; }
.role-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--gold); }
.role-card h3 {
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.role-card ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.role-card li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.role-card li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 10px;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.role-card li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.role-card p { margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.role-card-note {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #fdfaf0, var(--paper-soft));
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

/* Employers — difference */
.difference {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  color: #fff;
}
.difference h2 { color: #fdfbf6; }
.difference .section-label { color: var(--gold-light); }
.difference .section-intro { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72); }
.difference-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.diff-card {
  padding: 30px 26px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease), background 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .diff-card { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.diff-card:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.04s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.10s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.22s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.28s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.34s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 0.40s; }
.diff-card:nth-child(8) { transition-delay: 0.46s; }
.diff-card:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.55);
}
.diff-card h3 { color: #fdfbf6; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.diff-card p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); font-size: 0.93rem; margin-bottom: 0; }
.diff-card-summary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.22), rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.06));
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.5);
}

/* Job seekers — benefits */
.seeker-benefits { padding: 100px 0; }
.benefit-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.benefit-card {
  padding: 34px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .benefit-card { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.benefit-card:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.benefit-card:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.14s; }
.benefit-card:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.23s; }
.benefit-card:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.benefit-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--gold); }
.benefit-card svg {
  width: 30px; height: 30px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--gold-dark);
  stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.benefit-card p { font-size: 0.93rem; margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Job seekers — timeline */
.seeker-process { padding: 100px 0; }
.timeline {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: tl;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 48px auto 0;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.timeline li {
  counter-increment: tl;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 30px 66px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .timeline li { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.timeline li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.timeline li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.14s; }
.timeline li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.23s; }
.timeline li:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
.timeline li:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.41s; }
.timeline li::before {
  content: counter(tl);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold));
  color: #241c05;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.timeline li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 22px; top: 50px; bottom: 8px;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.timeline li:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.timeline li:last-child::after { display: none; }
.timeline h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; }
.timeline p { margin-bottom: 0; }
.process-note {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 36px auto 0;
  padding: 18px 22px;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}

/* Enquiry sections */
.enquiry { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--paper-soft); }
.enquiry-general { background: var(--paper); }
.enquiry-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: start;
}
.enquiry-points {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 24px 0 32px;
}
.enquiry-points li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.enquiry-points li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 8px;
  width: 14px; height: 8px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.enquiry-direct {
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}
.enquiry-general .enquiry-direct { background: var(--paper-soft); }
.enquiry-direct-label {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.enquiry-direct a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.enquiry-direct a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* Forms */
.form-shell {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 40px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.enquiry-general .form-shell { background: var(--paper-soft); }

.field { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.field-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
}

.enquiry-form label {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.req { color: var(--gold-dark); }

.enquiry-form input[type="text"],
.enquiry-form input[type="email"],
.enquiry-form input[type="tel"],
.enquiry-form input[type="number"],
.enquiry-form select,
.enquiry-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 13px 15px;
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.enquiry-form textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }
.enquiry-form select {
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%238a8680' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M6 9l6 6 6-6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 14px center;
  background-size: 18px;
  padding-right: 42px;
}
.enquiry-form input::placeholder,
.enquiry-form textarea::placeholder { color: var(--ink-mute); }

.enquiry-form input:focus,
.enquiry-form select:focus,
.enquiry-form textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.18);
}

.enquiry-form .has-error input,
.enquiry-form .has-error select,
.enquiry-form .has-error textarea {
  border-color: var(--danger);
}
.enquiry-form .has-error input:focus,
.enquiry-form .has-error select:focus,
.enquiry-form .has-error textarea:focus {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(179, 38, 30, 0.15);
}

.field-error {
  display: none;
  margin: 7px 0 0;
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--danger);
}
.has-error .field-error { display: block; }

.field-consent { margin-top: 26px; }
.checkbox {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
  font-size: 0.88rem !important;
  color: var(--ink-soft) !important;
  line-height: 1.55;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.checkbox input[type="checkbox"] {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 19px;
  height: 19px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  accent-color: var(--gold-dark);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.checkbox a { color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 600; }

.form-note {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--border);
  padding: 12px 16px;
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
  margin: 4px 0 20px;
}
.enquiry-general .form-note { background: var(--paper); }

.form-hp {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.form-submit { width: 100%; margin: 8px 0 0; }

/* Submit button: sending + sent states -------------------------------------- */

.form-submit[data-state] { pointer-events: none; }

.form-submit .submit-label { display: inline-block; }

.form-submit .submit-spinner {
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  border: 2px solid currentColor;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: none;
  animation: submit-spin 0.65s linear infinite;
}
.form-submit[data-state="sending"] .submit-spinner { display: inline-block; }

@keyframes submit-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

.form-submit[data-state="sent"] {
  background: var(--success);
  border-color: var(--success);
  color: #fff;
}

.form-submit .submit-tick {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-right: 9px;
  display: none;
}
.form-submit[data-state="sent"] .submit-tick { display: inline-block; }
.form-submit .submit-tick path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 4.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 36;
  stroke-dashoffset: 36;
  animation: tick-draw 0.4s var(--ease) 0.05s forwards;
}

/* Confirmation toast -------------------------------------------------------- */

.mt-toast-wrap {
  position: fixed;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 28px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 1200;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: calc(100vw - 32px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mt-toast {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 15px 22px 15px 18px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  background: rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.97);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.3);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  pointer-events: auto;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px) scale(0.97);
  animation: toast-in 0.45s var(--ease) forwards;
}
.mt-toast.is-leaving {
  animation: toast-out 0.3s var(--ease) forwards;
}

@keyframes toast-in {
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
}
@keyframes toast-out {
  to { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px) scale(0.97); }
}

.mt-toast-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; min-width: 0; }
.mt-toast-title { font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.mt-toast-note {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
  max-width: 34ch;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.mt-toast-icon { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 34px; height: 34px; }

.mt-toast-icon circle {
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-dasharray: 151;
  stroke-dashoffset: 151;
  animation: ring-draw 0.5s var(--ease) forwards;
}
.mt-toast-icon path {
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 4;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 36;
  stroke-dashoffset: 36;
  animation: tick-draw 0.35s var(--ease) 0.38s forwards;
}

.mt-toast-success .mt-toast-icon circle { stroke: rgba(126, 217, 171, 0.45); }
.mt-toast-success .mt-toast-icon path { stroke: #7ed9ab; }

.mt-toast-error .mt-toast-icon circle { stroke: rgba(255, 138, 128, 0.45); }
.mt-toast-error .mt-toast-icon path { stroke: #ff8a80; }

.mt-toast-info .mt-toast-icon circle { stroke: rgba(232, 202, 110, 0.45); }
.mt-toast-info .mt-toast-icon path { stroke: var(--gold-light); }

@keyframes ring-draw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@keyframes tick-draw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }

.mt-toast-close {
  appearance: none;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0 2px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.mt-toast-close:hover { color: #fff; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .mt-toast-wrap { left: 16px; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; transform: none; width: auto; }
  .mt-toast { width: 100%; border-radius: 16px; }
  .mt-toast-note { max-width: none; }
}

/* Motion-sensitive visitors get the same information, without the drawing. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .mt-toast { animation: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .mt-toast.is-leaving { animation: none; opacity: 0; }
  .mt-toast-icon circle,
  .mt-toast-icon path,
  .form-submit .submit-tick path { animation: none; stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  .form-submit .submit-spinner { animation-duration: 1.6s; }
}

.form-status {
  display: none;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.form-status.is-visible { display: block; }
.form-status.is-error {
  background: rgba(179, 38, 30, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(179, 38, 30, 0.3);
  color: var(--danger);
}
.form-status.is-success {
  background: rgba(30, 107, 74, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(30, 107, 74, 0.3);
  color: var(--success);
}
.form-status.is-pending {
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* Map */
.map-embed {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
}
.map-embed iframe {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 260px;
  border: 0;
}
.map-link {
  display: block;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--gold-dark);
}
.map-link:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* CTA panels */
.cta-panel { padding: 110px 0; text-align: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }

.cta-employers {
  background: radial-gradient(120% 140% at 50% 110%, #26221a 0%, #17140f 45%, #0c0a08 100%);
  color: #fff;
}
.cta-employers h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta-employers p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72); }
.cta-employers .section-label { color: var(--gold-light); }
.cta-glow {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -260px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 900px;
  height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.28) 0%, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0) 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.cta-inner { max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta-buttons { margin-top: 10px; }

/* Contact */
.contact { padding: 90px 0 20px; }

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
}

.contact-card {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 40px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease), border-color 0.25s var(--ease), opacity 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.reveal.is-visible .contact-card { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.contact-card:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.contact-card:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.contact-card:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.27s; }
.contact-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}
.contact-card svg {
  width: 30px; height: 30px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--gold-dark);
  stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.contact-card h3 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.contact-card a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 600; }
.contact-card a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* Legal / privacy */
.legal { padding: 80px 0 100px; }
.legal h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 44px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.legal h2:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.legal ul { padding-left: 22px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.legal li { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.legal a { color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 600; }
.legal-meta {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

/* Footer */
.site-footer {
  background: #0c0a08;
  padding: 64px 0 28px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}
.footer-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 44px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}
.footer-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer-mark { height: 34px; width: auto; opacity: 0.95; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.footer-name {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.footer-name em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-light); }
.footer-blurb {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0;
}
.footer-col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
.footer-col h3 {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.footer-col a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  transition: color 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: #fff; }
.footer-col p {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 24px;
}
.footer-bottom p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); }
.footer-bottom a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-bottom a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* ===========================================================================
   ELEVATION LAYER
   Depth, editorial typography and motion, added on top of the base styles.
   Palette is unchanged throughout — every colour below resolves to an existing
   token (--gold, --ink, --paper, --border) or a transparency of one.
   =========================================================================== */

/* ---------- Global finish ---------- */

::selection { background: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.28); color: var(--ink); }

html { scrollbar-color: var(--gold-dark) var(--paper-soft); }
::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 11px; height: 11px; }
::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--paper-soft); }
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(143, 111, 26, 0.45);
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 3px solid var(--paper-soft);
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: var(--gold-dark); }

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold-dark);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* Fine grain. A single inline SVG turbulence, so it costs no request and
   cannot pixellate. Sits above dark backgrounds, below content. */
.hero::after,
.cta-panel::after,
.site-footer::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.045;
  z-index: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='200' height='200' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.site-footer { position: relative; }
.site-footer > .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* ---------- Editorial typography ---------- */

h1, h2, h3 { letter-spacing: -0.021em; }

.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.2vw, 4.7rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.032em;
}

.section-head h2,
.about-inner h2,
.cta-inner h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.5vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

/* The gold rule under an eyebrow draws itself when the section scrolls in. */
.eyebrow { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.reveal .eyebrow::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -9px;
  height: 2px;
  width: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), rgba(201, 162, 39, 0));
  transition: width 0.9s var(--ease) 0.15s;
}
.reveal.is-visible .eyebrow::after { width: 62px; }

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */

/* Extra room at the foot so the scroll cue never sits on top of the buttons. */
.hero { padding: 150px 0 170px; }

/* Two slow-drifting pools of light behind the headline. Gold only. */
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -20% -10% auto -10%;
  height: 130%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(48% 40% at 22% 18%, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.16) 0%, transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(42% 38% at 80% 30%, rgba(232, 202, 110, 0.11) 0%, transparent 72%);
  animation: aurora 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes aurora {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  50%  { transform: translate3d(2.5%, 1.5%, 0) scale(1.06); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-2%, -1%, 0) scale(1.02); }
}

.hero-inner { z-index: 2; }

/* The gold headline line gets a slow sheen. */
.hero h1 .accent {
  background: linear-gradient(100deg,
    var(--gold-dark) 0%, var(--gold) 26%, #f4e2a6 44%, var(--gold) 62%, var(--gold-dark) 100%);
  background-size: 260% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  animation: sheen 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes sheen {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 120% 0; }
  50%      { background-position: -20% 0; }
}

.hero-sub {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.17rem);
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

/* Scroll cue */
.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 44px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  width: 26px;
  height: 42px;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(232, 202, 110, 0.4);
  border-radius: 100px;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.scroll-cue::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 9px;
  width: 3px;
  height: 7px;
  margin-left: -1.5px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--gold-light);
  animation: cue 2s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes cue {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0); }
  35%  { opacity: 1; }
  75%  { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */

.site-header {
  backdrop-filter: saturate(150%) blur(14px);
  transition: padding 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease),
              background 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.scrolled {
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--border), 0 10px 30px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.07);
}

/* Nav links get a sweeping underline rather than a colour swap. */
.main-nav a { position: relative; }
.main-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -6px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.main-nav a:hover::after,
.main-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */

.btn { isolation: isolate; }

/* A light sweep crosses the button on hover. */
.btn::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg,
    transparent 30%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28) 50%, transparent 70%);
  transform: translateX(-120%);
  transition: transform 0.75s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover::after { transform: translateX(120%); }

.btn-primary:hover { box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.34); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px) scale(0.995); }

/* ---------- Cards: gradient edge + cursor spotlight ---------- */

.path-card, .value-card, .difference-card, .benefit-card, .role-card, .step-card {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
}

/* A soft pool of gold follows the cursor across the card. */
.path-card::after,
.value-card::after,
.difference-card::after,
.benefit-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: inherit;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease);
  background: radial-gradient(
    260px circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 50%),
    rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.1),
    transparent 62%
  );
}
.path-card:hover::after,
.value-card:hover::after,
.difference-card:hover::after,
.benefit-card:hover::after { opacity: 1; }

.value-card, .difference-card, .benefit-card, .role-card {
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.value-card:hover, .difference-card:hover, .benefit-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.1);
}
.role-card:hover { border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-2px); }

/* ---------- Oversized ghost numerals ---------- */

.process-step, .value-card { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.process-step > *, .value-card > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.process-step::before,
.value-card::before {
  content: attr(data-step);
  position: absolute;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: -30px;
  z-index: 0;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 7.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.07);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: color 0.45s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.process-step:hover::before,
.value-card:hover::before {
  color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.14);
  transform: translateY(-6px);
}

/* ---------- Sector chips ---------- */

.sectors { padding: 68px 0; }
.sector-list li {
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.3s var(--ease), background 0.3s var(--ease),
              opacity 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.sector-list li:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  background: var(--paper);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.09);
}

/* ---------- Reveal: richer, staggered ---------- */

.reveal { will-change: transform, opacity; }

/* Children of a reveal can cascade in, set by data-stagger in script.js */
.stagger-child {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.75s var(--ease), transform 0.75s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}
.is-visible .stagger-child { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ---------- Section rhythm ---------- */

.split-paths { padding: 104px 0; }
.about-preview { padding: 124px 0; }

/* Hairline flourish centred between major light sections. */
.section-rule {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  height: 1px;
  border: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent, var(--border) 18%, var(--border) 82%, transparent);
}

/* ---------- Stat counters ---------- */

.stat-value { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* ---------- Forms: more considered fields ---------- */

.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease),
              background 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.13);
  outline: none;
}
.field.has-error input, .field.has-error select, .field.has-error textarea {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(179, 38, 30, 0.1);
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */

.site-footer { background: var(--dark-bg); }

/* ===========================================================================
   SCALE
   One spacing rhythm and one type scale, replacing the four different section
   paddings the page had grown. Every value is fluid, so the design holds from
   a laptop to a large monitor without breakpoint jumps.
   =========================================================================== */

:root {
  /* Vertical rhythm between major sections. */
  --section-y: clamp(80px, 9.5vw, 164px);
  --section-y-tight: clamp(56px, 5.5vw, 92px);

  /* Horizontal gutter, widening with the viewport. */
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px);

  --max-width: 1240px;
}

.container { max-width: var(--max-width); padding-left: var(--gutter); padding-right: var(--gutter); }
.container.narrow { max-width: 820px; }

/* Anchored sections must clear the sticky header. */
[id] { scroll-margin-top: 96px; }

/* ---------- Section rhythm ---------- */

.sectors { padding: var(--section-y-tight) 0; }

.split-paths,
.about-preview,
.contact-routes,
.cta-panel,
.enquiry,
.enquiry-employer,
.enquiry-seeker,
.enquiry-general,
.story,
.mission,
.values,
.what-we-handle,
.process,
.vetting,
.sectors-roles,
.seeker-roles,
.difference,
.seeker-benefits,
.seeker-process,
.contact,
.results { padding: var(--section-y) 0; }

/* ---------- Hero: full command of the first screen ---------- */

.hero {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  /* The header sits in normal flow above this section, so a full 100svh would
     push the hero that much past the fold. --header-h is measured in script.js
     and kept current on resize; the fallback covers the no-JS case. */
  min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-h, 86px));
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h, 86px));
  max-height: 1000px;
  /* Flex centring makes the height, so this is only breathing room. */
  padding: 96px 0 108px;
}

.hero-inner { width: 100%; max-width: 960px; }

.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 6.6vw, 5.7rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin-bottom: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 34px);
}

.hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px); }

.hero-sub {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.35vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.66;
  max-width: 56ch;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.hero-actions { margin-top: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px); }
.hero-actions .btn { padding: 17px 36px; font-size: 1rem; }

/* ===========================================================================
   STEPPED ENQUIRY FORMS (employers + job seekers)
   One long form split into three, with a live summary beside it. The general
   form on the contact page still uses the original `.enquiry-inner` layout, so
   none of these rules touch it.
   =========================================================================== */

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* The `hidden` attribute is only a UA rule, so any class that sets `display`
   beats it — `.btn` is `inline-flex`, which left all three nav buttons on
   screen at once however hidden they were marked. */
[hidden] { display: none !important; }

.enquiry-head { max-width: 56ch; margin-bottom: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px); }
.enquiry-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
}
.enquiry-head p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.04rem; line-height: 1.65; }

.enquiry-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 0.75fr);
  border-radius: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.14);
}

.enquiry-form-side { padding: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 46px); min-width: 0; }

/* ---------- Progress ---------- */

.form-progress {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px);
}
.progress-bars { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.progress-bar {
  flex: 1;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--border);
  transition: background 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.progress-bar.is-done { background: var(--gold); }
.progress-count { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-mute); white-space: nowrap; }

/* ---------- Steps ----------
   Visible by default so the form still works with scripting off; only the
   wizard class introduces hiding. */

.step { border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; min-width: 0; }
.enquiry-form.is-wizard .step { display: none; }
.enquiry-form.is-wizard .step.is-active { display: block; animation: stepIn 0.4s var(--ease); }

@keyframes stepIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* ---------- Chip choices ---------- */

.field-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

.chip-group { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; }

.chip-option { cursor: pointer; }
.chip-option input {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
}
.chip-option span {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease), background 0.25s var(--ease),
              color 0.25s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.chip-option:hover span { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--ink); }
.chip-option input:checked + span {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.12);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}
/* The real input is off-screen, so the ring has to be drawn on the label. */
.chip-option input:focus-visible + span {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold-dark);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* ---------- CV upload ---------- */

.field-optional {
  margin-left: 6px;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

.field-file input[type="file"] {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 13px 14px;
  border: 1px dashed var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease), background 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.field-file input[type="file"]:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.field-file input[type="file"]:focus {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.13);
  outline: none;
}
.field-file input[type="file"]::file-selector-button {
  margin-right: 12px;
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 100px;
  background: var(--paper);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.field-file input[type="file"]::file-selector-button:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }

.field-hint {
  margin: 7px 0 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

/* ---------- Navigation ---------- */

.form-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  padding-top: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.form-nav .step-next,
.form-nav .form-submit { margin-left: auto; }
/* The shared .form-submit is full-width for the one-column contact form. */
.enquiry-card .form-submit { width: auto; margin-top: 0; }

/* ---------- The brief panel ---------- */

.enquiry-brief {
  padding: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 44px);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}

.brief-title {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.brief-rows { margin: 0 0 auto; padding: 0; }

.brief-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 13px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}
.brief-row dt { font-size: 0.92rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }
.brief-row dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-align: right;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  word-break: break-word;
}
.brief-row dd.is-set { color: #fff; }

.enquiry-brief .enquiry-points {
  list-style: none;
  margin: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}
.enquiry-brief .enquiry-points li {
  display: flex;
  gap: 11px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}
.enquiry-brief .enquiry-points li::before {
  content: "\2713";
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.enquiry-brief .enquiry-direct { margin-top: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 34px); }
.enquiry-brief .enquiry-direct-label {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}
.enquiry-brief .enquiry-direct a {
  display: block;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.enquiry-brief .enquiry-direct a:first-of-type {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}
.enquiry-brief .enquiry-direct a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* ---------- Stacked ---------- */

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .enquiry-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  /* The summary reads as a footnote below the form rather than a sidebar. */
  .enquiry-brief { order: 2; }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .form-nav { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .form-nav .btn { width: 100%; margin: 0; }
  .form-nav .step-next,
  .form-nav .form-submit { margin-left: 0; order: -1; }
}

/* ===========================================================================
   OUR MISSION — light, with a strip of the rooms we staff
   Was a dark band of centred prose. Two dark sections in a row (mission, then
   the values grid) gave the page a heavy middle; turning this one back to paper
   lets the photographs carry it.
   =========================================================================== */

.mission {
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* Undo the dark-band treatment — these rules still apply from the base sheet. */
.mission h2 { color: var(--ink); }
.mission p { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.mission .section-label { color: var(--gold-dark); }

.mission-copy { max-width: 62ch; }

.mission-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 8px 0 20px;
}

.mission-copy p {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.1vw, 1.07rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
}
.mission-copy > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.mission-strip {
  list-style: none;
  margin: clamp(34px, 4vw, 58px) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 26px);
}

.mission-strip li {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.mission-strip img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  /* Released so aspect-ratio sizes the box instead of the height attribute. */
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* Four different rooms, pulled toward one palette. */
  filter: saturate(0.88) sepia(0.08);
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease), filter 0.5s var(--ease);
}

.mission-strip li:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.045);
  filter: saturate(1) sepia(0.02);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .mission-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

/* ===========================================================================
   OUR STORY — two columns
   The story was a single narrow column of prose. It now runs beside a
   photograph of a room in service, with the closing line lifted out as a dark
   card, so the section has something to look at as well as read.
   =========================================================================== */

.story-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(30px, 4.2vw, 72px);
  align-items: start;
}

.story-copy { min-width: 0; }
.story-copy > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* The aside tracks the prose on tall screens rather than stranding the quote. */
.story-aside {
  min-width: 0;
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--header-h, 86px) + 28px);
}

.story-photo {
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.16);
}

.story-photo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  /* Released so aspect-ratio can size the box; the attribute would win. */
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.9) sepia(0.08);
}

/* The closing line, lifted out of the prose as a dark card. */
.pull-quote.story-quote {
  margin: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 24px) 0 0;
  padding: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.3vw, 1.24rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .story-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  /* Nothing to stick to once the columns stack. */
  .story-aside { position: static; }
}

/* ===========================================================================
   CEO MESSAGE
   =========================================================================== */

.ceo-message {
  padding: var(--section-y) 0;
  background: var(--paper-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.ceo-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 76px);
  align-items: center;
}

/* ---------- Portrait ----------
   The source is a 1152x2048 phone frame of a full lecture theatre, with grey
   letterbox bars top and bottom. Cropping here rather than re-encoding keeps
   the original file intact and leaves the framing adjustable: object-fit fills
   a 4:5 portrait and object-position picks the subject out of the crowd. */

.ceo-portrait {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.18);
}

.ceo-portrait img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 45%;
  /* object-fit alone only fills the box — it cannot magnify, and at full frame
     he is one figure in a full lecture theatre. Scaling about the same point
     object-position centres on enlarges the crop to head and shoulders.
     1.8 keeps his shoulders in; much beyond 2 starts cutting them. */
  transform: scale(2.05);
  transform-origin: 50% 43%;
  /* The room is lit by cold overheads; a touch of warmth settles it into the
     page without making the portrait look treated. */
  filter: saturate(0.94) sepia(0.06) contrast(1.02);
}

/* A soft wash at the foot so the crowd behind him falls away. */
.ceo-portrait::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 38%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(19, 17, 16, 0) 0%, rgba(19, 17, 16, 0.32) 100%);
}

/* ---------- Message ---------- */

.ceo-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.7vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
  margin: 10px 0 22px;
}

.ceo-body p {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.12vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 17px;
}

/* The opening line carries the argument — give it a little more presence. */
.ceo-body p:first-of-type {
  font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 1.3vw, 1.2rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.ceo-sign {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
  margin-top: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  padding-top: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.ceo-name {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.5vw, 1.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.ceo-role {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ceo-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  /* Stacked, a full-height portrait pushes the words too far down the page. */
  .ceo-portrait { max-width: 340px; }
  .ceo-portrait img { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; object-position: 50% 40%; }
}

/* ===========================================================================
   SECTORS — picture cards
   Replaces the icon-and-label pills. The row runs dark so it reads as a
   continuation of the hero rather than a separate light band, and so the
   photographs carry the section instead of sitting on white.
   =========================================================================== */

.sectors {
  background: #0f0d0b;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  border-top: 0;
}

.sectors .section-label {
  text-align: left;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px);
}

.sector-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(12px, 1.4vw, 20px);
  /* The pills were a centred flex row; none of that applies now. */
  flex-wrap: initial;
  justify-content: initial;
}

.sector-list li.sector-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 14px 14px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.028);
  /* These were pills before: reset the pill geometry and typography. */
  align-items: stretch;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #fff;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease),
              background 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease),
              opacity 0.6s var(--ease);
}

.sector-list li.sector-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  /* The width/height attributes are kept so the browser reserves space before
     the file arrives, but height must be released or the attribute wins and
     aspect-ratio never gets to size the box. */
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
  /* Pulled toward the palette so five different rooms read as one set. */
  filter: saturate(0.82) sepia(0.14) brightness(0.92);
  transition: filter 0.45s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}

.sector-list .sector-name {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 9px;
  padding: 0 2px;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.15vw, 1.14rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #fff;
}

.sector-list .sector-name::before {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  position: relative;
  top: -2px;
}

.sector-list li.sector-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.45);
  background: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.05);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}
.sector-list li.sector-card:hover img { filter: saturate(1) sepia(0.05) brightness(1); }

/* The reveal cascade already staggers these; keep the per-item delays. */
.reveal.is-visible .sector-list li.sector-card { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .sector-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .sector-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .sector-list li.sector-card { padding: 10px 10px 14px; gap: 11px; }
}

/* ===========================================================================
   HOME HERO — two columns
   The headline moves left and a summary card sits beside it, so the first
   screen carries the proposition as well as the statement.
   =========================================================================== */

.hero-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.96fr 1.04fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 58px);
  align-items: center;
  text-align: left;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
}

.hero-copy { min-width: 0; }

/* The copy column is no longer centred, so the centring on these has to go. */
.hero-sub { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; max-width: 46ch; }
.hero-actions { justify-content: flex-start; }

/* Small gold dot in the eyebrow pill. */
.hero .eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin-right: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  vertical-align: middle;
}

/* ---------- The card ---------- */

.hero-card {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(24px, 2.7vw, 40px);
  border-radius: 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.24);
  background: rgba(20, 17, 14, 0.58);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(125%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(125%);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.hero-card-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.hero-card h2 {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.65vw, 1.62rem);
  line-height: 1.24;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: none;
}

.hero-card-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  /* Tight enough that "Payroll & National Insurance" holds one line at the
     widths this card actually gets — a wrap there leaves the rows uneven. */
  gap: 14px clamp(14px, 1.4vw, 20px);
}

.hero-card-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 9px;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
}

.hero-card-list li::before {
  content: "\2713";
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.hero-card-note {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px) 0 0;
  padding-top: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
}

.hero-card-note strong {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

/* The card arrives last, after the buttons. */
body.hero-ready .hero-card.stagger-item { animation-delay: 0.7s; }

/* ---------- One column below the split ---------- */

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .hero-sub { max-width: 60ch; }
  /* Stacked, the hero is tall enough without also filling the screen. */
  .hero { min-height: 0; max-height: none; }
  /* The cue invites a scroll past a full screen. Here the hero is a tall
     stacked block, so it promises nothing — and it lands on the card's bottom
     edge. */
  .scroll-cue { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .hero-card-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 11px; }
}

/* ---------- Inner page heroes ---------- */

.page-hero { padding: clamp(112px, 12vw, 172px) 0 clamp(72px, 8vw, 116px); }
.page-hero-compact { padding: clamp(104px, 10vw, 144px) 0 clamp(60px, 6vw, 88px); }

.page-hero h1, .page-hero-compact h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.page-hero p, .page-hero-compact p {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.25vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.66;
  max-width: 62ch;
}

/* ---------- Section headings ---------- */

.about-inner h2,
.cta-inner h2,
.split-paths h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 3.2vw, 3.05rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);
}

.about-inner { gap: clamp(48px, 6vw, 96px); }

/* ---------- Cards: more generous, better hierarchy ---------- */

.path-grid { gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 34px); }

.path-card {
  padding: clamp(36px, 4vw, 60px) clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 54px);
  border-radius: 24px;
}
.path-card h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.1vw, 2rem); line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.path-card p { font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.path-tag { margin-bottom: 18px; }

.value-card, .difference-card, .benefit-card {
  padding: clamp(28px, 2.9vw, 42px);
  border-radius: 18px;
}
.value-grid, .difference-grid, .benefit-grid { gap: clamp(18px, 2vw, 28px); }

.process-step { padding: clamp(26px, 2.7vw, 38px); border-radius: 18px; }
.process-steps { gap: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 26px); }

/* ---------- Enquiry panel ---------- */

.enquiry .container,
.enquiry-employer .container,
.enquiry-seeker .container,
.enquiry-general .container { max-width: 960px; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */

.site-footer { padding-top: clamp(64px, 7vw, 104px); }

/* ===========================================================================
   PHOTOGRAPHY
   Stock photography, placeholder until Matrix Talents supply their own. Each
   hero carries a venue image behind a heavy ink scrim, so the existing palette
   still governs the page and the white type keeps its contrast.

   Wired by the data-page attribute already on every <body>, so no page markup
   changes and a page can never end up with the wrong image.
   =========================================================================== */

.hero,
.page-hero {
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

/* The scrim. Two stops plus a vignette: dark enough at the centre for body
   copy, darker at the edges so the section still reads as one block. */
.hero[style],
.hero,
.page-hero {
  --scrim:
    radial-gradient(135% 105% at 50% 42%, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.3) 0%, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.66) 62%, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.86) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.52) 0%, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.46) 45%, rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.8) 100%);
}

/* Matrix Talents' own photograph: a training session under the office sign.
   Shot in a bright room with a mint wall and fluorescent ceiling, so it is
   warmed toward the brand gold before the scrim goes over it — otherwise the
   cool cast fights every gold element on the page.

   `color` blending a gold layer keeps the photograph's luminance and replaces
   its hue, which unifies the wall, the ceiling and the white linen without
   flattening the faces the way a full duotone would.

   Framed low so the office sign clears the headline. At a higher framing the
   two collide and the word MATRIX ghosts straight through the type; dropping to
   the group puts the sign above the text block and the faces either side of it,
   which is the better picture anyway. The ceiling is what gets lost. */
body[data-page="home"] .hero {
  background-image:
    var(--scrim-home),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.32), rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.32)),
    url("assets/photos/home-team.jpg");
  /* One value per layer, and the order matters: --scrim-home is TWO gradients,
     so the stack is [scrim, scrim, gold, photo]. With three values the list
     cycles, `color` lands on a scrim gradient, and the gold sits over the
     photograph as a flat 50% wash — which reads as haze rather than warmth. */
  background-blend-mode: normal, normal, color, normal;
  /* Framed to keep the whole office sign and the standing group in shot. At 62%
     the sign was clipped by the top edge and the frame sat on the laid table
     instead of the people. */
  background-position: center 38%;
}

/* At laptop widths the photograph barely overflows the hero vertically, so
   repositioning cannot move the office sign out from behind the headline. The
   fix is a dark well sunk exactly where the type sits: the sign and the centre
   faces drop back to texture, while the people at the edges and the laid table
   below stay bright enough to read as a real room. */
body[data-page="home"] .hero {
  --scrim-home:
    /* Centred on the copy column, which now sits left — the card brings its own
       background, so the right side needs no help. */
    radial-gradient(66% 58% at 32% 50%,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.72) 0%,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.56) 55%,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.14) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.5) 0%,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.26) 34%,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.26) 66%,
      rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.7) 100%);
}

/* On a narrow screen the hero is a portrait box, so a 4:3 photograph covers it
   by width and no vertical repositioning is possible — the empty ceiling ends
   up filling the top quarter. Oversizing the art restores that control and
   crops the ceiling out. `cover` still does the work on wider screens, where
   the photograph already overflows. */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  body[data-page="home"] .hero {
    /* Enough to lose the ceiling, not so much that the office sign is blown up
       behind the eyebrow — the header already carries the wordmark, and a
       second giant one competes with it. Framed on the group instead. */
    /* Four layers again — only the photograph (last) is resized. */
    background-size: auto, auto, auto, auto 118%;
    background-position: 50% 78%;
  }
}
body[data-page="about"] .page-hero {
  background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/about-sm.webp");
}
body[data-page="employers"] .page-hero {
  background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/employers-sm.webp");
}
body[data-page="job-seekers"] .page-hero {
  background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/job-seekers-sm.webp");
}
body[data-page="contact"] .page-hero {
  background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/contact-sm.webp");
}

/* Full-size art only where the screen can use it — a phone should never pull
   down a 1600px image. */
@media (min-width: 821px) {
  /* Same photograph at every width — it is one file, already well compressed,
     and its subject sits centrally enough to survive both crops. */
  body[data-page="about"] .page-hero {
    background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/about-lg.webp");
  }
  body[data-page="employers"] .page-hero {
    background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/employers-lg.webp");
  }
  body[data-page="job-seekers"] .page-hero {
    background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/job-seekers-lg.webp");
  }
  body[data-page="contact"] .page-hero {
    background-image: var(--scrim), url("assets/photos/contact-lg.webp");
  }
}

/* Type over photography needs its own contrast floor. A soft shadow lifts the
   text off the busiest part of an image without darkening the picture further,
   which is what dropping the scrim any lower would have cost. */
.hero h1,
.page-hero h1 { text-shadow: 0 2px 28px rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.55); }

.hero-sub,
.page-hero-sub,
.hero .eyebrow,
.page-hero .eyebrow { text-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(12, 10, 8, 0.65); }

.hero-sub, .page-hero-sub { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.87); }

/* The inner-page hero was a flat panel; with a photo behind it, it needs the
   same grain and glow treatment the home hero already has. */
.page-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }

/* Lift the content above the grain, but ONLY the content. A blanket
   `.page-hero > *` here matches .hero-glow at equal specificity and, coming
   later in the file, wins — turning an absolutely positioned decoration into a
   711px block in normal flow and making every inner hero that much too tall. */
.page-hero > .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.page-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.05;
  z-index: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='200' height='200' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* ---------- Short screens ----------
   A 1366x768 laptop has roughly 600px of usable height. At the full display
   size the hero overflowed such a fold by a clear margin, which defeats the
   point of sizing it to the screen — so on short viewports the type steps down
   and the padding tightens until it fits. */

@media (min-width: 761px) and (max-height: 820px) {
  .hero { padding: 62px 0 78px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.7rem); margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 1.06rem; line-height: 1.6; }
  .hero-actions { margin-top: 26px; }
  .hero-actions .btn { padding: 14px 30px; }
  .scroll-cue { bottom: 26px; height: 36px; }
}

/* ---------- Narrow screens: pull the hero back to content height ---------- */

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero {
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    padding: 108px 0 132px;
  }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 1.02rem; }
  .hero-actions .btn { width: 100%; padding: 16px 28px; }
}

/* ---------- Motion preferences ---------- */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero::before,
  .hero h1 .accent,
  .scroll-cue::after { animation: none; }
  .hero h1 .accent { background-position: 0 0; }
  .btn::after { display: none; }
  .stagger-child { transition: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .reveal .eyebrow::after { transition: none; width: 62px; }
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .value-grid, .difference-grid, .benefit-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .process-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .roles-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .handle-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .main-nav { display: none; }
  .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .menu-toggle { display: flex; }
  .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .vetting-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .enquiry-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .path-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stat-row { gap: 24px; }
  .hero { padding: 100px 0 80px; }
  .page-hero { padding: 60px 0 56px; }
  .about-preview, .cta-panel, .contact, .split-paths, .contact-routes,
  .story, .mission, .values, .what-we-handle, .process, .vetting,
  .sectors-roles, .seeker-roles, .difference, .seeker-benefits,
  .seeker-process, .enquiry, .legal {
    padding: 72px 0;
  }
  .contact { padding: 72px 0 16px; }
  .form-shell { padding: 30px 24px; }
  .path-card { padding: 34px 28px; }
  .differentiators { padding: 32px 26px; }
  .pull-quote { font-size: 1.15rem; padding-left: 24px; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .container { padding: 0 20px; }
  .header-inner { padding: 14px 20px; }
  .mobile-nav { padding: 8px 20px 20px; }
  .value-grid, .difference-grid, .benefit-grid,
  .process-steps, .roles-grid, .handle-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .btn { width: 100%; margin-right: 0; }
  .hero-actions .btn, .cta-buttons .btn { width: 100%; }
  .mobile-nav .mobile-nav-cta { align-self: stretch; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}