Wendy Fauvel

Wendy is a national expert in the field of enterprise bargaining and industrial disputes, and has a broad practice in all areas of employment law with over 15 years’ experience in the field.

Experience

Wendy works closely with clients to navigate the complex regulatory environment of employment law.

Wendy provides strategic advice to employers both before and during bargaining, to assist them prepare and achieve a successful bargaining round. She also provides strategic advice and advocacy in relation to workplace investigations, performance management and disciplinary action matters, enterprise bargaining, collective and individual disputes, and advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions.

Wendy is a regular presenter to clients, HR conferences and other training events on employment and industrial relations matters. Wendy is a recommended lawyer in Doyle’s Guide 2025 and 2026.

Career highlights

Wendy's experience includes:

• advising DuluxGroup in the Federal Courts in relation to the interpretation of the CFMEU’s rules on forklift drivers that led to clarity for the CFMEU’s coverage over warehouse operators throughout Australia
• leading the response to several industrial disputes in the Fair Work Commission and the Courts, including demarcation disputes, enterprise agreement disputes, and responses to industrial action and picketing
• advising Coles Supermarkets in Coles v Milford which clarified the Fair Work Commission’s role in dealing with extension of time claims
• working closely with in-house HR, legal and payroll teams of various private and ASX clients to guide these complex payroll and governance reviews from start to finish, particularly given the multi-faceted nature of these reviews, the impact on employees, and the reputational risk
• managing complex employment litigation, including individual and collective disputes
• advising on complex investigations into misconduct involving senior management, and other highly sensitive matters
• advising on workplace change initiatives for clients in a broad array of sectors, including banking, energy, infrastructure, mining, manufacturing and the consumer sector.