Fiona Coombe, CCWP
Director, Legal & Regulatory Research
Fiona Coombe is Director of Legal and Regulatory Research and is responsible for quarterly regional Legal Updates on the latest legal developments of significance for staffing firms and buyers in Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America regions.
She also provides research and analysis into specific issues of compliance and risk impacting the workforce environment in all regions.
Fiona qualified as a lawyer in the UK in 1987 and worked in private practice for 11 years before joining the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) in 1998. For 10 years, Fiona managed the legal services provided to 13,000 staffing industry members. In the 4 years prior to joining SIA she ran her own business providing legal consultancy services and compliance training for staffing businesses across the UK.
Recent Articles
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q3 2023
8 September 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East and Africa in Q3 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include the first comprehensive data protection law in Saudi Arabia and an overhaul of Labour Law... More
Data Privacy and AI: 2023 Global Legal Update
16 August 2023
- In this update, we report on the latest countries to update their data privacy laws including Switzerland and Saudi Arabia and those proposing significant reforms such as Australia
- We also report on the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework for protecting transfers of personal data across the Atlantic... More
How to Mitigate Compliance Risks in Your Contingent Workforce
31 July 2023
In this webinar SIA and Beeline share how your organization can mitigate compliance risks using new contingent workforce management tools and strategies.
Contingent Workforce Regulatory Environment in Switzerland
19 July 2023
- This report gives an overview of the legal and regulatory environment for workforce solutions providers who supply or facilitate the supply and use of contingent labour; and for contingent workforce buyers who utilise contingent resources in Switzerland
- It covers diverse information including... More
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q2 2023
29 June 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East Africa region in Q2 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include case law on co-employment in Nigeria; regulation on job postings in UAE and changes to... More
Europe Legal Update Q2 2023
26 June 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q2 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include EU case law on agency work, working time and GDPR; changes to temporary agency work regulations in Czech Republic... More
Independent Contractor and Employer of Record Compliance: Global Legal Overview
2 June 2023
- The growth in the use of independent contractors has become one of the most significant legal trends in the workforce today. But as regulators crack down on misclassification and the practice carries greater risk, employers and staffing firm suppliers are turning to employer of record services... More
Global Licensing Laws: Temporary Work Agencies and Employers of Record
19 May 2023
- Most countries require that temporary work agencies are licensed or registered with a governmental body before being allowed to supply temporary workers. The operation of an Employer of Record (EOR) is in many ways indistinguishable from that of a temporary work agency
- Details of the type of license... More
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q1 2023
23 March 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East and Africa in Q1 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include a new wage order in Tanzania and mandatory unemployment insurance in the UAE
Europe Legal Update Q1 2023
23 March 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q1 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include legislation on the employment status of platform workers in Belgium and Malta; extension of temporary work term... More