2002 Working Hours Case

Working Hours Case July 2002 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union & Others (2002) 114 IR 390 – Giudice J President, Ross VP, McIntyre VP, Gay C and Foggo C, Decision issued 23 July 2002, PR072002

Case summary

The Australian Industrial Relations Commission creates an explicit award right for an employee to refuse to work overtime in circumstances where it would result in the working of unreasonable hours.