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

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Fraser Vandal

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution

Fraser is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution team, specialising in both Employment and Business Immigration matters.

He has extensive experience advising clients – both in private practice and as in-house counsel – on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues.  He regularly advises on matters relating to Employment Tribunal litigation, discipline and grievance, protection of employment rights, discrimination, collective redundancy, contracts of employment and negotiated exits.

His business immigration experience includes securing Home Office Sponsor Licences for clients across a variety of sectors; as well as advising on immigration compliance matters, sponsorship of Skilled Workers, recruitment of foreign nationals and right to work issues.

Fraser also sits as a Judicial Panel Member for the Scottish Football Association.

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Recent News & Insights by Fraser

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.

19 August 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Youth mobility and the EU – What might happen next?

By Fraser Vandal

After the UK-EU trade summit, discussions are ongoing for the creation of an EU youth mobility scheme similar to the UK's current arrangements.

09 April 2025 | Time to read: 6 mins

The increasing Scope of Right to Work Checks

By Fraser Vandal

Fraser Vandal explores details of the latest changes in right to work checks in the UK.

10 October 2024 | Time to read: 3 mins

Redundancies and Football – the Legal Framework

By Fraser Vandal

Fraser Vandal unpacks how proposed redundancy programmes are rolled out and the scale of their impact.

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