:root{
  --ink:#101C33; --paper:#EEF1F5; --white:#FFFFFF; --text:#1B2230; --muted:#5B6577; --line:#CDD3DC; --accent:#7A1F2B; --accent-ink:#5E1720;
  --serif:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --measure:68ch; --wrap:1120px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.62;font-optical-sizing:auto}
@media (max-width:640px){body{font-size:17px;line-height:1.6}main.wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:40px}.wrap{padding:0 18px}h1{font-size:1.9rem}h2{font-size:1.4rem}.hero{padding:16px 0 10px}.hero .sub{font-size:1.05rem}.ledger li{grid-template-columns:40px 1fr;gap:0 12px;padding:16px 0}.ledger .n{font-size:1.35rem}.ledger h3,.ledger h2{font-size:1.15rem}.answer{font-size:1.05rem}.angle{padding:20px}.company{margin-top:40px}.foot{padding:32px 0 20px}}
a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
h1,h2,h3{font-weight:500;line-height:1.15;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 .5em;letter-spacing:-.01em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.2vw,3.1rem);font-optical-sizing:auto}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.6vw,2rem);margin-top:1.8em}
h3{font-size:1.25rem}
p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
main.wrap{padding-top:32px;padding-bottom:64px}

/* header band */
.top{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.top .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;min-height:72px}
.top .brand{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:1.55rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.01em}
.top .nav{display:flex;gap:26px;align-items:center}
.top .nav a{color:#E6EAF1;text-decoration:none;font-size:1.02rem}
.top .nav a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
.top .nav-cta{background:var(--accent);color:#fff!important;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none!important}
.top .nav-cta:hover{background:var(--accent-ink)}
.top .menu{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid #7D8AA3;color:#fff;font:inherit;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:3px}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .top .menu{display:block}
  .top .nav{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:72px;background:var(--ink);flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;padding:8px 24px 20px;gap:0;z-index:20;border-top:1px solid #2A3A58}
  .top .nav.open{display:flex}
  .top .nav a{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #2A3A58}
  .top .nav-cta{margin-top:12px;text-align:center;border:0}
  .top{position:relative}
}

/* breadcrumbs */
.crumbs{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:22px}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs i{font-style:normal;margin:0 8px;color:var(--line)}

/* hero (home) */
.hero{padding:34px 0 22px;max-width:52ch}
.hero-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center}
.hero-wrap .hero{max-width:none}
.hero-photo img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;background:#DDE2EA}
@media (max-width:860px){.hero-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-photo{order:-1}}
.hero .sub{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:var(--measure)}
.hero-actions{margin-top:22px}
.btn,.lead-form button{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:3px;padding:14px 22px;font:inherit;font-size:1.05rem;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover,.lead-form button:hover{background:var(--accent-ink);color:#fff}

/* the ledger — the one memorable element */
.ledger{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:2px solid var(--accent)}
.ledger li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:56px 1fr;gap:0 18px;padding:22px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.ledger .n{font-size:1.7rem;color:var(--accent);line-height:1;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.ledger h3,.ledger h2{margin:0 0 .35em;font-size:1.35rem;grid-column:2}
.ledger p{margin:0;max-width:var(--measure);color:var(--text);grid-column:2}
.ledger .n{grid-column:1;grid-row:1 / span 2}
.how{margin-top:40px;max-width:820px}
@media (min-width:900px){
  .how .ledger{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:0 22px;border-top:2px solid var(--accent)}
  .how .ledger li{display:block;border-bottom:0;padding:18px 0 0}
  .how .ledger .n{display:block;margin-bottom:10px}
  .how{max-width:none}
  .how .ledger p{font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted)}
}
.ledger-compact{border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0 18px;margin-top:10px}
.ledger-compact li{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:baseline;padding:10px 0;border:0}
.ledger-compact .n{font-size:1rem}
.ledger-compact .w{font-size:1rem;color:var(--ink)}
.ledger-full li{padding:28px 0}

/* company block — on every page */
.company{margin:56px 0 0;padding:26px 0 8px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);max-width:var(--wrap)}
.company-what{max-width:var(--measure);font-size:1.05rem}
.company-link{margin:6px 0 0;font-size:.98rem}

/* listings / cards: no shadow kit; a single top rule per card */
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:34px 30px;margin-top:22px}
.card{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:16px}
.card a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.card img{aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%;margin-bottom:12px;background:#DDE2EA}
.card h3{font-size:1.28rem;margin-bottom:.35em}
.card a:hover h3{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline}
.card-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem;margin-bottom:.35em}
.card p:last-child{margin:0;color:var(--text);font-size:1rem}
.listing .intro{max-width:var(--measure);color:var(--muted);font-size:1.15rem}
.empty{color:var(--muted)}
.pager{margin-top:36px;display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pager a,.pager span{padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none}
.pager span{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-color:var(--ink)}
.inline-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;columns:3;column-gap:30px}
.inline-list li{break-inside:avoid;padding:6px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
@media (max-width:760px){.inline-list{columns:1}}
.topic-list{list-style:none;padding:0;columns:3;column-gap:30px}
.topic-list li{padding:6px 0;break-inside:avoid}
.topic-list small{color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:760px){.topic-list{columns:1}}
.home-block{margin-top:52px}

/* article */
.content{max-width:var(--measure)}
.content-head{margin-bottom:22px}
.byline{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}
.hero-img{margin:0 0 28px}
.hero-img img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;background:#DDE2EA}
.hero-img figcaption{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}
.answer{border-left:3px solid var(--accent);padding:4px 0 4px 20px;margin:0 0 28px;font-size:1.15rem}
.answer p:last-child{margin:0}
.takeaways{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--white)}
.takeaways-title,.sources-title{margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.takeaways ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px}
.takeaways li{margin:4px 0}
.prose h2{font-size:1.65rem;margin-top:1.6em}
.prose h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin-top:1.3em}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:24px}
.prose li{margin:.3em 0}
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.2em 0;font-size:.97rem;display:block;overflow-x:auto}
.prose th,.prose td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:9px 12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.prose th{background:var(--white);color:var(--ink)}
.prose blockquote{margin:1.2em 0;padding-left:20px;border-left:3px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted)}
.sources{margin-top:34px;font-size:.95rem}
.sources ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px}
.angle{margin-top:44px;padding:26px 28px;background:var(--ink);color:#E6EAF1}
.angle h2{color:#fff;margin-top:0;font-size:1.45rem}
.angle p:last-child{margin:0}
.faq{margin-top:44px}
.faq details{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px 0}
.faq details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq summary{cursor:pointer;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq summary::after{content:"+";color:var(--accent);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1}
.faq details[open] summary::after{content:"–"}
.faq details div{padding-top:10px;color:var(--text)}
.tags{margin-top:30px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.tags a{font-size:.9rem;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:4px 10px;border-radius:3px;color:var(--muted)}
.tags a:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.related{margin-top:56px}

/* lead block — one CTA, everywhere */
.lead{margin-top:56px;padding:34px 34px 30px;background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--accent)}
.lead h2{margin-top:0}
.lead > p{max-width:var(--measure);color:var(--muted)}
.lead-form{margin-top:18px}
.lead-form .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
@media (max-width:640px){.lead-form .row{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead{padding:24px 20px}}
.lead-form label{display:block;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:14px}
.lead-form input,.lead-form textarea{display:block;width:100%;margin-top:6px;padding:11px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;font:inherit;font-size:1rem;background:#fff;color:var(--text)}
.lead-form input:focus,.lead-form textarea:focus{border-color:var(--ink);outline:0}
.lead-form .actions{align-items:center;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr}
.lead-form .wa{font-size:.98rem}
.lead-form .hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;opacity:0}
.lead-ok{color:#1F6B3A;margin-top:12px}
.lead-err{color:var(--accent);margin-top:12px}
.lead-form.sent .row,.lead-form.sent > label{display:none}

/* footer band */
.foot{background:var(--ink);color:#C9D1DE;margin-top:40px;padding:44px 0 26px;font-size:.98rem}
.foot a{color:#E6EAF1}
.foot .brand{color:#fff;font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.3em}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1.4fr;gap:30px}
@media (max-width:820px){.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:520px){.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.foot p{margin:0 0 .5em}
.foot-legal{margin-top:30px;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid #2A3A58;color:#8F9BB1;font-size:.88rem}


.compare,.payroll,.transition,.saving{margin-top:56px}
.compare h2,.payroll h2,.transition h2,.saving h2{margin-top:0}
.ledger-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-top:2px solid var(--accent);font-size:1rem}
.ledger-table th,.ledger-table td{padding:14px 14px 14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.ledger-table thead th{color:var(--muted);font-weight:500;font-size:.95rem}
.ledger-table tbody th{color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;width:22%}
.ledger-table td:last-child{color:var(--ink);font-weight:500}
@media (max-width:700px){.ledger-table thead{display:none}.ledger-table tr{display:block;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.ledger-table th,.ledger-table td{display:block;border:0;padding:3px 0;width:auto}.ledger-table tbody th{font-size:1.05rem}.ledger-table td::before{content:"Employee: ";color:var(--muted)}.ledger-table td:last-child::before{content:"AiStaffo worker: "}}
.payroll-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0 30px;border-top:2px solid var(--accent)}
.payroll-list li{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
@media (max-width:760px){.payroll-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.transition .intro{max-width:var(--measure);color:var(--muted)}
.ledger-timeline li{grid-template-columns:110px 1fr}
.ledger-timeline .n{font-size:1rem;color:var(--accent);padding-top:6px;grid-row:1 / span 2}
@media (max-width:640px){.ledger-timeline li{grid-template-columns:90px 1fr}}
.saving p{max-width:var(--measure);font-size:1.15rem}
.company-transition{max-width:var(--measure);color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 0;font-size:1rem}
.foot-brief{max-width:52ch;color:#A9B3C4;font-size:.95rem}

/* article layout: reading column + sticky side column on laptop */
.page-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 320px;gap:56px;align-items:start}
.page-main{min-width:0}
.page-side{position:sticky;top:24px}
.side-cta{background:var(--ink);color:#E6EAF1;padding:24px 22px}
.side-cta-title{color:#fff;font-size:1.25rem;margin:0 0 .4em}
.side-cta p{font-size:.98rem}
.side-cta .btn{display:block;text-align:center;margin-top:6px}
.side-cta .wa{display:block;text-align:center;margin-top:12px;color:#C9D1DE;font-size:.95rem}
.side-block{margin-top:26px;padding-top:18px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);font-size:.98rem}
.side-block .ledger-compact{gap:0 12px}
.side-block .company-transition{font-size:.92rem}
.content.page .prose,.content .prose{max-width:none}
.content{max-width:none}
.content .prose,.content .answer,.content .takeaways,.content .faq,.content .angle,.content .sources,.content .lead,.content-head,.compare,.transition{max-width:none}
.content .prose p,.content .prose li{max-width:var(--measure)}
@media (max-width:980px){.page-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}.page-side{position:static}}

/* floating call / WhatsApp buttons (Settings: show_wa_button, show_call_button) */
.float-wrap{position:fixed;right:18px;bottom:18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;z-index:900}
.float-btn{width:54px;height:54px;font-size:0;line-height:0;overflow:hidden;padding:0;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#fff;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(16,28,51,.28);text-decoration:none;transition:transform .15s}
.float-btn:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
.float-wa{background:#25D366}
.float-call{background:#101C33}
.float-btn svg{display:block;width:26px;height:26px}
.page-main .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr))}