SJ Workplace Consulting

Our Managing Director, Sarah Jezzini, leads our team.   

Over the past decade, Sarah’s academic focus has been on developing and refining expertise in workplace and employment issues. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science with First Class Honours, Master of Business Law and Master of Commerce specialising in Industrial Relations. Sarah also completed her thesis when undertaking a Juris Doctor on the merits of reasonable management action as a defence to psychological injury claims in the workplace.  Sarah is concurrently completing her Master of Organisational Psychology and PhD in Psychology, Work Health and Safety and Human Factors at the University of Queensland and is a provisionally registered psychologist.
 

Sarah has worked in the public sector, statutory authority and private sector and has experience acting as a regulator and investigator. She has appeared in the Fair Work Commission and has prepared expert reports for the PIC (NSW), County and Supreme Courts (VIC), Supreme Court (ACT) and District and Supreme Courts (NSW). Sarah has experience identifying psychosocial hazards and implementing organisational wide risk mitigation strategies in environments with high occupational violence, sexual harassment, vicarious trauma and remote/ isolated work. Sarah has undertaken workplace investigations with varying degrees of complexity, including but not limited to, workplace bullying, workplace violence, corrupt conduct, serious disciplinary matters, discrimination and workers’ compensation issues.
 

Sarah has represented organisations and individuals and liaised closely with Workcover stakeholders to identify industry trends, assess claims and develop return to work plans. She has also managed and advised on regulatory complaints in accordance with the appropriate legislation and regulations, assisted regulatory bodies with their investigations enquires, and developed a skill inventory for a national team of investigators. 

Sarah has extensive expertise in systems analysis and systems thinking, with a particular emphasis on incorporating human factors to optimise workplace health and safety. Sarah’s expertise lies in identifying and analysing complex organisational systems to uncover underlying risks and inefficiencies, enabling the development of proactive safety strategies in human factors, including psychosocial, physical and environmental. By applying this holistic approach, Sarah ensures that human behaviours, capabilities, and limitations are central to designing effective solutions that enhance both safety and productivity. Coupled with her expertise in workplace dynamics and safety regulations, Sarah is able to identify and foster environments that prioritise employee well-being while optimising operational performance.
 

In addition, Sarah has relevant experience as a consultant in the development of training hierarchies, competencies and performance criteria. She has broad spectrum of experience in governance issues, providing strategic advice across employment relations/ industrial relations, staff management, learning and development, and HR risk mitigation and compliance.