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 Q1 2020
27 April 2020
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem, aside from the current COVID-19 crisis, across the Middle East and Africa in Q1 2020:
- Egypt: Extension of social insurance to temporary workers ... More
EMEA COVID-19 Legal Update
25 March 2020
- In this report, we provide links to information and guidance on legal issues related to COVID-19 for employers and workforce solutions providers across Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Suppliers Guide to IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules
5 March 2020
- This report gives staffing firms and other vendors guidance on what they need to do to prepare for compliance with the revised IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules from April 2020.
IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules: FAQs Updated
25 February 2020
- This report provides information in answer to some of the key questions that contingent workforce buyers have around the interpretation and implementation of the IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules from April 2020
EMEA SI Report Webinar February 2020
21 February 2020
- 1 hour SIR Webinar on the Trends and Developments in Eastern Europe
- Insights from the Polish and Romanian Staffing Associations
- Legal Insights from SIA Director of Legal Research, Fiona Coombe
Legal Calendar 2020: EMEA
24 January 2020
- Employers should use this report to prepare for significant changes to employment contracts, pay and conditions and regulatory requirements in 2020 across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the coming year.
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q4 2019
10 January 2020
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East & Africa in Q4 2019:
- Nigeria: Updated guidelines on the dismissal of workers in the oil and gas sector
- South Africa: New parental leave rights introduced ... More
Europe Legal Update Q4 2019
9 January 2020
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q4 2019:
- European Union: Advocate General approves validity of Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers; Four-week limit on carrying forward holiday in case of sickness ... More
Brexit Checklist: Planning for the Unknown
7 November 2019
- The outcome of the pending UK election will be pivotal for which direction the UK’s membership of the EU will take.
- This report sets out the different scenarios that might result from the UK election and outlines what businesses can do to prepare now.
- Staffing firms and contingent workforce... More
Europe Legal Update Q3 2019
17 October 2019
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q3 2019:
- European Union: New directive on work-life balance for parents and carers; EU-wide whistleblower protection adopted ... More