Fiona Coombe, CCWP
Director, Legal & Regulatory Research
fcoombeSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com
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
The Future of Europe: Brexit and Beyond
19 March 2019
- 1 hour complimentary webinar covering Brexit
- Implications for employers, workers and suppliers in a post Brexit Europe
- Insights into the wider landscape affecting the contingent workforce post Brexit
EMEA SI Report Webinar - February 2019
26 February 2019
- 1 hour webinar on the latest trends and developments within the EMEA staffing market
- Guest keynote with Kate Shoesmith of the REC
- Europe Staffing Company Survey Results
- European Legal Update: Clarifying employment status and protecting workers’ rights
Legal Calendar 2019: EMEA
22 January 2019
- This report highlights the legal changes and developments expected to impact the workforce environment in 2019 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Employers in France must now deduct withholding tax and social security contributions from their employees pay; while statutory pay rates in the... More
Europe Legal Update Q4 2018
10 January 2019
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q4 2018:
- European Union: Right to accrued holiday pay is not automatically lost if leave not taken
- France: Implementation of withholding tax from 1 January 2019; Court characterises... More
Middle East and Africa Legal Update Q4 2018
10 January 2019
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Middle East & Africa in Q4 2018:
- Saudi Arabia: New health and safety obligations for employers
- United Arab Emirates: New anti-corruption laws have extraterritorial effect; UAE... More
Global Compliance Trends for 2019
14 December 2018
- During 2018, there were significant developments in relation to laws on data protection, the classification of self-employed independent contractors, equality and family-friendly policies across the world.
- These trends continue into 2019, but there will also be an emphasis on equality, family-friendly... More
GDPR “Controller" and “Processor”: Guidelines for Intermediaries
14 December 2018
- Under GDPR, data processors have direct legal obligations and responsibilities and can be held liable for data breaches.
- If an organisation shares personal data with a third party, it is important to correctly identify which party is a controller and which is a processor.
- Guidelines issued by... More
GDPR Impact Six Months On
11 December 2018
- According to the Annual Privacy Governance Report 2018 published by International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in conjunction with EY:
- Only 44% of firms say they are fully compliant with GDPR;
- The average cost of implementing measures to comply with GDPR is USD 1.3 million... More
Middle East & Africa Legal Update Q3 2018
29 October 2018
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Middle East & Africa in Q3 2018:
- Egypt: Changes to Labour Law Proposed
- Rwanda: New Labour Code in Force
- South Africa: Constitutional Court Holds Client is a Sole Employer... More
Europe Legal Update Q3 2018
24 October 2018
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q3 2018:
- Austria: Changes to Working Time and Rest Periods
- Belgium: Changes to Family Leave Introduced
- Finland: Variable Hours Contracts Restricted
- France: Supreme... More