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 & Africa Legal Update Q4 2016
22 December 2016
In this report, we round up the legal developments making the headlines in the Middle East and Africa in Q4 2016:
South Africa
- Temporary workers contracts will not automatically terminate with client contract
Due Diligence Checklist for Engaging Staffing Suppliers
16 December 2016
- Use this Due Diligence Checklist before selecting a new staffing supplier.
- Inevitably, you can be exposed to more risk in countries where you are less familiar with the law and local custom. Our checklist provides you with a number of high-level issues that you should seek to address. Of course,... More
Executive Forum Europe 2016: Compliance and Risk in an Uncertain World
16 December 2016
- Compliance and Risk Audio Recording from Executive Forum Europe 2016
- Moderator Fiona Coombe, Director of Legal and Regulatory Research, CCWP, Staffing Industry Analysts
- 45 Minute Audio Recording
Holidays and Holiday Pay - Working Time in Europe
9 December 2016
- This report provides employers with a comprehensive summary of recent European case law involving the interpretation of the entitlement to paid annual leave under the European Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC).
A Look At the Workforce Environment in the UK
23 November 2016
This report is one of a series of reports in which we take a look at the workforce environment in staffing markets around the world.
We give a comprehensive overview of the legislative and regulatory environment affecting contingent workforce buyers and staffing suppliers operating in the UK and... More
Europe Legal Update Q3 2016
21 October 2016
- In this report, we round up the legal developments making the headlines in Europe in Q3 2016:
- European Union: EU-US Privacy Shield; Trade Secrets Directive
- Case law and new or amended legislation in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland Portugal and Turkey
- UK: Gender Pay reporting... More
Middle East & Africa Legal Update Q3 2016
21 October 2016
- In this report, we round up the legal developments making the headlines in the Middle East and Africa in Q3 2016:
- UAE: Increase in Maternity Leave
- South Africa: Mass Equal Pay Claims May be Referred to Arbitration
Global Overview of Developments in Data Protection and Privacy Laws 2016
10 August 2016
This update is dedicated to covering the latest legislative developments affecting the way data is managed and protected, as well as reporting on recent news governing data privacy and cyber security.
Since our first report, published in February 2015, there have been some major developments in the laws... More
Middle East & Africa Legal Update Q2 2016
11 July 2016
- Saudi Arabia: Changes to Labour Laws Include Protection for Temporary Contract and Expatriate Workers
- South Africa: Does a Change of Service Provider Amount to the Transfer of a Business?
Europe Legal Update Q2 2016
11 July 2016
- European Union:
- EU Adopts General Data Protection Regulation
- UK Votes to Leave the European Union
- Albania: Minimum Salaries for Self-Employed Professionals
- Belgium: Temp Contracts by Email or SMS
- France: Government Plan to Force Through Labour Reforms
- Germany: Agreement on Amendments... More