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
Europe Legal Update Q3 2015
5 November 2015
In this report we round up the legal developments making the headlines in Europe in Q3 2015:
- European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden
Safe Harbor ruling puts companies in limbo
21 October 2015
Two weeks ago, we reported on the EU ruling that invalidated a 15-year-old agreement on data transfer between Europe and the US. Fiona Coombe, director of legal and regulatory research, provides more details about that ruling and its implications on the contingent workforce.
Brazil proposes relaxed outsourced worker limitations, clarifies temporary work
2 September 2015
Celebrations for outsourcing regulation in Brazil may be premature but staffing providers may benefit from clarity on temporary work
Are you concerned with common law employer liability for ACA?
29 July 2015
Many staffing firms not subject to the employer responsibility rules under Affordable Care Act have been faced with client demands that they offer coverage anyway. Here's what you need to know.
Contingent Workforce Legal Update 2015 - ACA and Other Concerns-June 2015
24 June 2015
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- CW management legal update
- Duration approximately 1 hour
Peripatetic workers travel is working time
11 June 2015
- Our Staffing Law Updates provide you with information and advice on legal and regulatory changes impacting the world of contingent work.
Norway relaxes rule on temp hire from July
11 June 2015
- Our Staffing Law Updates provide you with information and advice on legal and regulatory changes impacting the world of contingent work.
UK – Zero hours exclusivity ban: what does this mean?
4 June 2015
- Our Staffing Law Updates provide you with information and advice on legal and regulatory changes impacting the world of contingent work.
A Look At the Contingent Workforce Environment in the Netherlands
29 May 2015
This report provides an overview of the compliance issues that contingent workforce buyers and foreign staffing providers should know when engaging and supplying temporary labour in The Netherlands.
Contingent Workforce Management: A Global Framework for Managing Risk (Updated and Revised)
26 May 2015
Follow the four-step guide in our Global Risk Management Framework to better understand and deal with contingent workforce risk around the world.