Sara McRostie has joined Sparke Helmore Lawyers as a partner in its workplace group in Brisbane. She specialises in industrial relations and employment law and works closely with government agencies, particularly in the Queensland public sector, as well as corporate clients in a range of industries, including health and aged care, insurance, mining, construction, media and professional services.

McRostie advises employers on day-to-day workplace issues including workplace investigations, managing long-term ill and injured employees, workplace restructuring, dismissals and employee entitlements. She also has extensive litigation experience, particularly in complex employee claims across multiple jurisdictions, and regularly appears before various state and federal courts and tribunals. 

McRostie was formerly with Minter Ellison's human resources & industrial relations team.