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Christmas HR Guide: Policies, Compliance, and Avoiding Festive Pitfalls

We discuss the HR challenges in the festive season from leave requests to party policies, here’s how employers can plan ahead and stay compliant.

Gillespie Macandrew donates £53,000 to Change Mental Health and Richmond’s Hope

Gillespie Macandrew donates record £53,000 to Change Mental Health and Richmond’s Hope, reinforcing its commitment to community support and ESG goals.

Latest news and insights

12 December 2025 | Time to read: 7 mins

Christmas HR Guide: Policies, Compliance, and Avoiding Festive Pitfalls

By Fraser Vandal, Abby Coen

We discuss the HR challenges in the festive season from leave requests to party policies, here’s how employers can plan ahead and stay compliant.

11 December 2025 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew donates £53,000 to Change Mental Health and Richmond’s Hope

By Amy McDowell

Gillespie Macandrew donates record £53,000 to Change Mental Health and Richmond’s Hope, reinforcing its commitment to community support and ESG goals.

28 November 2025 | Time to read: 6 mins

Autumn Budget 2025: Key Legal and Tax Takeaways for Individuals

By David Mowlem

Following the Autumn Budget 2025, David Mowlem has prepared a summary of the key points for individuals to be aware of.

25 November 2025 | Time to read: 6 mins

Scotland’s Land Reform Bill: What You Need to Know

By Robert Scott-Dempster

Practical summaries of the main provisions and impacts of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill for landowners and interested parties to be aware of.

Employment Law for Employers

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Employment law is fast changing.  Getting it wrong can harm your reputation and be a distraction for your business. Our employment law team prides itself on giving practical, swift, quality advice that gets you the result you want.

Employment and HR advisory services

Our experienced team advises on a wide range of day-to-day employment law and HR issues including:

  • employment contracts and policy documentation
  • disciplinary and grievance issues
  • absence and performance management
  • employment status
  • redundancy, restructure and change management
  • holidays, statutory leave and working time
  • TUPE
  • equality, diversity and discrimination

Employment disputes

We can help you achieve a negotiated resolution, advise you in a mediation, or represent you in tribunal or court – what success looks like for each and every client and case, is different.  Our disputes experience includes:

  • unfair dismissal
  • breach of contract
  • discrimination & harassment
  • holiday pay
  • unlawful deduction from wages

Employee and executive severance

Managing exits from your organisation can be a challenging and sensitive matter and it is important that you get the right advice.  We advise on pre-termination negotiations and settlement agreements daily, and have expertise in advising on business protection issues such as the enforceability of post-termination restrictions, confidentiality provisions and IP.

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