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
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q2 2016
12 July 2016
- Australia:
- Senate Recommends Labour Hire Licensing
- Labour Hire Company Liable for Temp Employee’s Unfair Dismissal
- Hong Kong: Consultation on Draft Code of Practice for Employment Agencies
- India: Increase in Minimum Wage for Contract Workers
- Singapore:
- Amendments to the... More
Keeping Pace with Worker Misclassifications in the Gig Economy - June 2016
9 June 2016
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- The rise of the Gig Economy is impacting the use of ICs and understanding where the risk lies for misclassification is critical to the future of your workforce.
- Duration approximately 1 hour
A Look At the Workforce Environment in Australia
3 June 2016
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 Australia and highlight... More
A Look At the Workforce Environment in India
4 May 2016
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 India and highlight... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q1 2016
11 April 2016
In this report we round up the legal developments making the headlines in the Asia Pacific region in Q1 2016:
1. Australia – Payments to Subcontractors May Be Subject to Payroll Tax
2. China – Labour Dispatch Requirements Deadline... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q4 2015
12 January 2016
In this report we round up the legal developments making the headlines in the Asia Pacific region in Q4 2015:
- Australia – Labour hire workers and redundancy
- Australia – Sham contracting includes third party arrangements
- China – Maternity leave extended with two-child policy
- Indonesia – Relaxation... More
A Look At the Workforce Environment in Thailand
21 December 2015
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 Thailand and highlight... More
ALM Legal Update Q3 2015
5 November 2015
In this report we round up the legal developments making the headlines in Q3 2015 in the following regions:
Asia Pacific
- Australia, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore
Latin America
- Brazil, Chile
Middle East
- UAE, Saudi Arabia
Africa
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... More
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