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 Q1 2024
14 March 2024
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q1 2024
- Important legal developments this quarter include changes to the classification of employees, casuals, and platform workers in Australia; changing... More
Legal Calendar 2024: APAC
12 January 2024
- This report identifies the legal changes and developments highlighted in our quarterly Legal Updates that are expected to impact the workforce environment in 2024 in the Asia Pacific region.
- Forthcoming changes highlighted include the introduction of a mechanism for equal pay for labour hire workers,... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q4 2023
13 December 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Asia Pacific in Q4 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include: significant changes to labour hire in Australia; and a Supreme Court ruling in the Philippines changes... More
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q3 2023
28 September 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q3 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include two-year fixed term limits and tax authorities scrutiny of intermediary payments in Australia;... More
Data Privacy and AI: 2023 Global Legal Update
16 August 2023
- In this update, we report on the latest countries to update their data privacy laws including Switzerland and Saudi Arabia and those proposing significant reforms such as Australia
- We also report on the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework for protecting transfers of personal data across the Atlantic... More
How to Mitigate Compliance Risks in Your Contingent Workforce
31 July 2023
In this webinar SIA and Beeline share how your organization can mitigate compliance risks using new contingent workforce management tools and strategies.
Asia Pacific Legal Update Q2 2023
28 June 2023
- This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across the Asia Pacific region in Q2 2023
- Important legal developments this quarter include gender pay gap reporting obligations and consultations on labour hire regulation in Australia;... More
Independent Contractor and Employer of Record Compliance: Global Legal Overview
2 June 2023
- The growth in the use of independent contractors has become one of the most significant legal trends in the workforce today. But as regulators crack down on misclassification and the practice carries greater risk, employers and staffing firm suppliers are turning to employer of record services... More
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