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Section : Overview
Domain : Human Resource Management
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Maximum weekly hours form part of the National Employment Standards (NES). The NES apply to all employees covered by the national workplace relations system, regardless of any award, agreement or contract. The NES establish the maximum weekly hours for employees, as well as the circumstances in which an employee may refuse a request or requirement to work additional hours if the hours are unreasonable. They also set out arrangements for the averaging of hours of work under an award or agreement, or by agreement between an employer and an award/agreement-free employee.