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
Global Term Limits for Temporary Work Assignments
18 June 2021
- This report provides an overview of how term limits are applied to temporary agency work assignments in 19 countries worldwide and whether these are legal requirements or otherwise.
Global MSP Structures: Legal Restrictions and How to Overcome Them
14 May 2021
- Report outlines MSP models that can be used successfully in 50 of the main staffing markets across the globe
- Provides an explanation of each of the appropriate models
- Offers detail on the recorded incidence of MSP contracts across the main markets
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q1 2021
29 April 2021
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q1 2021
Legal Calendar 2021: APAC
22 January 2021
- This report details the legal changes and developments that are expected to impact the workforce environment in 2021 across the Asia Pacific region.
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q4 2020
15 January 2021
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q4 2020:
- Australia: Proposed reform of casual labour rights; Government introduces criminal sanctions for dishonest underpayment of wages; WA parliament passes work... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q3 2020
19 October 2020
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q3 2020:
- Australia: South Australia’s amended licensing regime in force; ACT introduces labour hire licensing from 2021; Queensland joins other states in criminalising... More
Overview of the Japanese Staffing Market
29 September 2020
- 1 hour APAC staffing webinar providing an overview of the Japanese staffing market
- The history of the Japanese staffing market
- The current market composition, largest staffing firms, impact of covid-19 and industry forecasts
- The Japanese legal environment
The Contingent Workforce Regulatory Environment in Japan
17 September 2020
- 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 Japan and... More
Developments in Data Privacy: 2020 Global Update
25 August 2020
- This update provides essential information about the latest global developments in laws affecting the way personal data is processed and protected.
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q2 2020
16 July 2020
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q2 2020.
- Australia: Casual employee is entitled to retain “double-dip” payments for leave entitlement; Victoria creates new offences under workplace manslaughter... More