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
Contingent Workforce Regulatory Environment in Germany
22 February 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 Germany
- It covers diverse information including temporary... More
EMEA SI Report Webinar - Feb 2023
14 February 2023
In this webinar we share the significant market trends that are likely to make 2023 different for staffing firms compared to prior years.
Legal Calendar 2023: EMEA
25 January 2023
- This report identifies the legal changes and developments highlighted in our quarterly Legal Updates that are expected to impact the contingent workforce environment in 2023 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Forthcoming changes highlighted include restrictions on temporary work in Netherlands,... More
Global Pay Transparency Laws
11 January 2023
- Despite more than 50 years of equal pay legislation, the gender pay gap, which stands at an average of 20% worldwide according to the United Nations, persists
- Multiple countries, including Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, UK and the US, already have transparency legislation... More
Europe Legal Update Q4 2022
9 December 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q4 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include European case law on social security; the introduction of a minimum wage in Cyprus and a revised Data Protection... More
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q4 2022
9 December 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East & Africa in Q4 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include the change in criteria for employers to take affirmative action in South Africa; and the... More
Contingent Workforce Regulatory Environment in Poland
24 November 2022
- 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 Poland.
- It covers diverse information including temporary... More
Citation - Repeal of UK's IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules
5 October 2022
- On 23 September 2022, the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced his Growth Plan 2022. The plan set out steps to take complexity out of the tax system including the announcement that the 2017 and 2021 reforms to the Off-Payroll Working Rules (also known as IR35) will be repealed from 6 April 2023.... More
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q3 2022
13 September 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East and Africa in Q3 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include Oman’s Personal Data Protection Law; South Africa’s new code of practice on harassment... More
Europe Legal Update Q3 2022
9 September 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q3 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include proposed directives on minimum wages and pay transparency and EU case law on agency work; forthcoming changes... More