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
A Look At the Contingent Workforce Environment in Malaysia
1 September 2015
This report provides an overview of the compliance issues that contingent workforce buyers and foreign staffing providers should know when engaging and supplying temporary labour in Malaysia.
Are you concerned with common law employer liability for ACA?
29 July 2015
Many staffing firms not subject to the employer responsibility rules under Affordable Care Act have been faced with client demands that they offer coverage anyway. Here's what you need to know.
Contingent Workforce Legal Update 2015 - ACA and Other Concerns-June 2015
24 June 2015
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- CW management legal update
- Duration approximately 1 hour
Australia: Temp Assignment Counts Towards Continuous Service
3 June 2015
- Our Staffing Law Updates provide you with information and advice on legal and regulatory changes impacting the world of contingent work.
South Korea: Landmark Ruling on Worker Dispatch
3 June 2015
- Our Staffing Law Updates provide you with information and advice on legal and regulatory changes impacting the world of contingent work.
Contingent Workforce Management: A Global Framework for Managing Risk (Updated and Revised)
26 May 2015
Follow the four-step guide in our Global Risk Management Framework to better understand and deal with contingent workforce risk around the world.
The Working Week
19 May 2015
With working time regulations never far from the headlines, this document provides a global overview taking into consideration maximum working hours, overtime pay, rest periods and break entitlements and holidays.
Remote I-9 rules: To notarize or not
15 May 2015
In the last two weeks, we’ve covered how CW managers can work with staffing providers to ensure workers’ eligibility and I-9 compliance. Another area of concern is remote contingent workers that companies engage directly as part of their in-house temp pool.
Rest of the World Legs and Regs Advisor January 2015
13 February 2015
- Read our latest legal update in association with the Ius Laboris network
- We have covered a variety of judicial developments, including labour reforms and court rulings
- Data has been gathered from across the Rest of the World
Whistleblowers can help mitigate risk, but employers need a well-drafted policy
4 February 2015
Even companies with the best of intentions can have a situation arise where an employee or contractor steps up to call attention to dangerous or criminal situations. Here’s why you should be prepared for such a case with policies regarding whistleblowers.