Fiona Coombe, CCWP

Director, Legal & Regulatory Research

Fiona Coombe
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.

Fiona Coombe's Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 articles

Recent Articles

North America Legal Update Q1 2024

March 14, 2024

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q1 2024
  • Important legal developments this quarter include new minimum standards for gig workers in British Columbia; a new DOL IC classification standard while... More

Latin America Legal Update Q1 2024

March 13, 2024

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q1 2024
  • Important legal developments this quarter include: clarification on pay transparency in Brazil; a new law on workplace sexual harassment in Chile; and new... More

Legal Calendar 2024: Americas

January 12, 2024

  • This report identifies the legal changes and developments highlighted in our quarterly Legal Updates that are expected to impact the contingent workforce environment in 2024 in Canada, the U.S., and Latin America.
  • Forthcoming changes highlighted include federal reporting obligations on modern... More

North America Legal Update Q4 2023

December 14, 2023

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q4 2023
  • Important legal developments this quarter include: licensing for temporary help agencies in Ontario, new modern slavery law and termination rules for federally... More

Latin America Legal Update Q4 2023

December 12, 2023

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q4 2023
  • Important legal developments this quarter include minimum wage rises in Chile and Mexico; a declaration that the outsourcing law in Peru is unenforceable;... More

Latin America Legal Update Q3 2023

September 27, 2023

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q3 2023
  • Important legal developments this quarter include pay transparency law changes in Brazil, reductions in working hours in Chile and Colombia and a ruling... More

North America Legal Update Q3 2023

September 8, 2023

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q3 2023
  • Important legal developments this quarter include a proposed overtime exemption threshold increase; equal pay for temp workers and protections for freelancers... More

Data Privacy and AI: 2023 Global Legal Update

August 16, 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

July 31, 2023

In this webinar SIA and Beeline share how your organization can mitigate compliance risks using new contingent workforce management tools and strategies.

Latin America Legal Update Q2 2023

June 26, 2023

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q2 2023
  • Important legal developments this quarter include proposals to limit outsourcing, temporary work and fixed term contracts in Colombia; and Superior Court... More