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Focused support for the decisions that matter.

Clear fees, with written services quoted before you pay. Every service is independent, confidential and focused on the decision in front of you.

What we help with

Any of these can start with an HR Strategy Session. Each area also lists the services that suit it best.

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Career

Thinking about your next step but unsure what makes sense?

What you leave with

A clearer view of your options, the trade-offs involved and a practical next-step plan.

Ways in

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  • Career direction and decision-making
  • Promotion and progression strategy
  • Career changes and industry moves
  • Returning to work after a career break
  • Preparing for a significant career transition
  • Weighing up whether to stay, move, change direction or take an international opportunity
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02

Workplace

Something is happening at work and you need an experienced, confidential second opinion before you respond.

What you leave with

A practical view of the situation, key risks, realistic options and a considered plan for what to say, ask, document or do next.

Ways in

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  • Difficult workplace or manager situations
  • Probation and performance concerns
  • Performance-improvement plans and capability processes
  • Restructuring and redundancy consultations
  • Difficult conversations with managers or HR
  • Grievance and informal-resolution strategy
  • Exit, settlement and transition discussions
  • Understanding your options before taking action
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Reward

You have received an offer, are preparing for a pay conversation or want to understand what is realistically negotiable.

What you leave with

A clear negotiation strategy, confident language, priority requests and a realistic perspective on what an employer may be able to move.

Ways in

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  • Job offer and contract walkthroughs
  • Salary and total compensation considerations
  • Negotiation strategy and conversation preparation
  • Promotion and pay-review discussions
  • Understanding potential negotiation levers
  • Identifying which requests are realistic, valuable and worth prioritising
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Global

Taking a role in another country or considering an international relocation?

What you leave with

A structured set of questions, a clear view of risks and opportunities and a stronger basis for deciding whether to proceed or negotiate.

Ways in

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  • International employment processes
  • Contract, compensation and benefit considerations
  • Relocation package questions
  • Local employment, secondment or cross-border working arrangements
  • Career and family considerations connected to a move
  • Key questions on tax, social security, benefits, schooling and repatriation
  • Practical preparation for working in a new country

We can identify questions on tax, immigration, social security, pensions, healthcare and local employment frameworks, but don’t give regulated or jurisdiction-specific legal, immigration, tax or financial advice. Where that’s needed, you’ll be signposted to a qualified professional.

Start here

Need to understand your position?

Start with the HR Strategy Session to plan your next step.

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Short notice

Meeting, deadline or document imminent?

Choose Priority Response. Same-day times are shown wherever they’re available.

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In writing

Want written analysis or language to use?

Choose a written service. We confirm the fee, scope and timeline before you pay.

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Sessions

A confidential conversation by video or phone. Choose a time that suits you and pay when you book.

HR Strategy Session

  • 60 minutes
  • Video or phone

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Fee £150

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A confidential 60-minute conversation to understand your position, weigh your options and agree practical next steps.

The natural starting point when you need to understand your position and plan your next step. By video or phone.

Together we:

  • Clarify your circumstances and what you want to achieve
  • Consider your options, the risks and the likely organisational perspective
  • Identify key questions, messages and negotiation points
  • Agree practical next steps, including when a lawyer or other specialist should be consulted

You leave with a clearer view of the situation and a structured plan for what to do next.

Priority Response 2 services

Urgent, focused guidance when timing matters, with short-notice and same-day times where available.

Priority Response Call

  • 30 minutes
  • Video or phone
  • Same-day where available

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Fee £125

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Urgent, focused guidance on a single, well-defined issue, such as a meeting tomorrow or a document to sign.

For when timing matters: an unexpected meeting with your manager or HR, an offer deadline, a redundancy consultation, a performance letter or a request to sign a document.

  • A focused review of your immediate situation
  • A practical view of priorities, risks and options
  • Key questions to ask in the meeting or correspondence
  • Clear next steps, including signposting to legal or specialist support where appropriate

Priority Response is not a 24/7 emergency helpline, legal advice or legal representation.

Priority Strategy Session

  • 60 minutes
  • Video or phone
  • Same-day where available

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Fee £225

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Urgent support for a more complex situation, when you need messages and a plan as well as a clear view of your position.

For a more complex, time-sensitive situation: a disciplinary, grievance or investigation meeting, a redundancy consultation or proposed exit, a settlement discussion, or a difficult conversation that needs careful preparation.

  • A focused review of your immediate situation
  • A practical view of priorities, risks and options
  • Preparation for the conversation or response ahead
  • Clear next steps, including signposting to legal or specialist support where appropriate

Priority Response is not a 24/7 emergency helpline, legal advice or legal representation.

Written services 3 services

Fixed-scope written support with a follow-up conversation. The fee, scope and delivery timeline are confirmed before you pay.

Offer & Contract Review

  • Written, 3–5 working days
  • A 20-minute follow-up call

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From £180

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No payment until you accept the quote.

An HR-focused written review of your offer or contract before you sign: the key terms, what to ask and where there may be room to negotiate.

For a job offer, an updated contract or a significant variation.

  • A plain-English summary of the key commercial and employment terms
  • Review of role, grade, salary, bonus, benefits, notice, probation and relevant restrictions
  • HR flags on matters such as mobility, restrictive covenants, intellectual property, variable pay and termination wording
  • Suggested questions, negotiation points and priorities
  • Relevant international considerations where applicable

You provide your documents and a brief explanation of your priorities. For formal legal advice or interpretation, consult a qualified employment lawyer.

Negotiation Pack

  • Written, 3–5 working days
  • A 30-minute follow-up call

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From £200

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No payment until you accept the quote.

A bespoke written strategy for an offer, pay or promotion conversation, with the language to use and a rehearsal call.

  • Negotiation strategy based on your role, level and objectives
  • Prioritised requests and negotiation levers
  • Target, stretch and minimum acceptable positions
  • Talking points, and responses to likely employer pushback
  • Draft email language for counter-offers, follow-ups or confirming agreed terms

You complete a short intake and share relevant context. You enter the conversation with a clear plan, credible language and a realistic understanding of what may be achievable.

International Move Assessment

  • Written, 5–7 working days
  • A 60-minute follow-up session

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From £400

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No payment until you accept the quote.

A written assessment of a cross-border role, secondment or relocation: the wider implications and what to raise before you commit.

  • Review of the role, career value, reporting line and future mobility
  • The proposed employment structure
  • Compensation, benefits and relocation questions
  • Questions to raise about tax, social security, healthcare, pensions, schooling, repatriation and termination
  • Deal-breakers, negotiation priorities and matters needing specialist advice
  • High-level HR and employment-framework considerations for the proposed location

You share the offer or proposal, the proposed structure and your priorities. IN CONFIDENCE does not provide regulated tax, immigration or legal advice; where that’s needed, you’ll be signposted to a qualified professional.

“From” prices apply to standard documents and a single location. Unusually long or complex documents, or assessments covering more than one country, are quoted before payment. Priority appointments are subject to availability.

How it works

From first question to a clear next step.

Sessions take place by video or phone. Your booking is confirmed as soon as payment is received.

  1. 01

    Choose your service and time

    Pick the session that fits your situation and a time that suits you, then pay securely online.

  2. 02

    Share your situation

    Tell us what is happening, the decision you need to make and the outcome you want.

  3. 03

    Talk it through

    Discuss your circumstances, options, risks and priorities.

  4. 04

    Leave with a practical plan

    Understand what to ask, say, negotiate or do next.

Professional boundaries

Clear about what this is, and what it isn’t.

IN CONFIDENCE provides independent, strategic HR advice. It does not provide:

  • Legal advice or representation
  • Immigration advice
  • Tax, pension, investment or financial advice
  • Representation in disciplinary, grievance, tribunal or other legal proceedings

Where specialist input is needed, you will be signposted to an appropriate qualified professional. If a legal time limit may apply to your situation, speak promptly to an employment lawyer, union representative or recognised advice service. Read the terms

Start with one conversation.

You do not need to navigate an important employment decision alone, or make a rushed choice without understanding the context.

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By video or phone, at a time you choose
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Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm UK time
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