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
Global Licensing Laws: Temporary Work Agencies and Employers of Record
19 May 2023
- Most countries require that temporary work agencies are licensed or registered with a governmental body before being allowed to supply temporary workers. The operation of an Employer of Record (EOR) is in many ways indistinguishable from that of a temporary work agency.
- Details of the type of... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q1 2023
23 March 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Asia Pacific in Q1 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include new rules on pay transparency in Australia; guidance on labour dispatch in China and the protection of... More
Legal Calendar 2023: APAC
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 across the Asia Pacific region.
- Forthcoming changes highlighted include significant employment law changes in Australia... 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
Asia Pacific 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 Asia Pacific region in Q4 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include case law on workers compensation and proposals for significant changes to employment law in... More
Asia Pacific 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 Asia Pacific region in Q3 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include case law on the meaning of employment agent for Australian payroll tax; a new national pension... More
Using AI: Risks and Challenges
19 August 2022
- AI or machine learning using algorithms relies on large amounts of data to recognize patterns within the data from which it creates a pathway for action. The potential for misuse of that data is compounded by the challenge of ensuring the dataset does not lead to bias, unfairness or discrimination... More
Employing and Hiring Remote Talent: Risks and Challenges
25 July 2022
- For businesses, hiring or employing remote talent to perform work from a location other than their worksite or office premises raises various risks and challenges depending on whether the individual is a direct employee, agency worker or independent contractor
- Compliance issues include remote... More
Developments in Data Privacy: 2022 Global Update
18 July 2022
- This annual update provides information about the latest developments globally in laws regulating the way personal data is processed
- In this update, we report on the agreement in principle between the EU and US on a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework for protecting transfers of personal data... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q2 2022
27 June 2022
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q2 2022
- Important legal developments this quarter include an increase in the Australian minimum wage; an overhaul of labour law in Malaysia; and Sri Lanka... More