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Sarah Lithgow
Special Counsel
Sarah is a Special Counsel and specialist in workplace relations, employment and safety law, assisting employers in both the public and private sectors.
Involved in all aspects of workplace relations and safety advice, Sarah assists clients on a range of issues including contract reviews and drafting, award and industrial instrument interpretation, enterprise bargaining advice, post employment restraints, issues arising from transfer of business including employee entitlements, and policy reviews and drafting. She also has extensive experience in bullying and harassment, grievance resolution, performance management, redundancy and termination.
As a dedicated industrial relations practitioner, Sarah acts for employers across a range of industries including health, building and construction, hospitality, labour hire, not for profit, transport and professional services. She has extensive experience assisting government and local government entities with their industrial relations issues, including providing advice to managers and staff on effective compliance with workplace relations legislation and representing employers in industrial commissions, tribunals, the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court.
Prior to joining Wallmans, Sarah worked as a solicitor in a Sydney legal firm. Earlier in her career she worked at the Australian Building and Construction Commission as an in house lawyer. Sarah’s previous experience, especially in highly unionised industries, has given her rounded specialist knowledge, with a key appreciation of commercial and practical considerations for her clients.
Sarah has a Master of Laws (with a focus on employment and administrative law), Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney.
Memberships / associations
- The Law Society of South Australia
- Telephone (08) 8235 3012
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Areas of Practice
- Corporate Services
- Employment, Safety & Workers Compensation
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Not-for-Profit
- Government
- Employment, Safety & Workers Compensation
Honours & Awards
- Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms – South Australia, 2022 Doyles Guide
- Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - South Australia - 2022 Doyles Guide
- Leading Workplace Health and Safety Firms - South Australia - 2021 Doyles Guide
- Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - South Australia - 2021 Doyles Guide
- Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - South Australia - 2020 Doyles Guide
- Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - South Australia - 2019 Doyles Guide
- Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - South Australia - 2018 Doyles Guide
Publications
- Insights Paper | Employment Law Alert - HCA Overturns Casual “Double Dipping” Decision
- Insights Paper | IR Alert - Changes to Casual Employment
- LG Insights- Key legal issues for Councils and Local Government
- Insights Paper | Significant Fair Work Act Amendments Proposed
- Quarterly Employment Law Insights | Winter 2020
- WorkPac v Rossato: What does the “casual double-dipping” case mean for your workplace?
- Paper | COVID-19: Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions
- Quarterly Employment Law Insights | Winter 2018
- Quarterly Insights | Autumn 2018
- Accounting Firm & HR Manager Fined for Involvement in Contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009(Cth)*
- Professional Advisors, Employers & Franchisors - Worker Protections Significantly Strengthened
- Employment Law | Requests for Conversion From Casual to Permanent Reality for Thousands of Employers
- Employment Case | FWO v Quest South Perth - An Important Lesson for Those Who Engage Contractors
- Quarterly Insights - Autumn 2017
- Fair Work Commission Reduces Penalty Rates