‘Significant Effects’ include Clause Samples
The 'Significant Effects' include clause defines what constitutes a significant effect within the context of the agreement, typically by listing or describing specific impacts or outcomes that are considered substantial. In practice, this clause may specify certain thresholds, types of harm, or categories of consequences—such as environmental damage, financial loss, or operational disruptions—that trigger particular obligations or responses under the contract. Its core function is to provide clarity and certainty about which effects are material enough to warrant action, thereby reducing ambiguity and potential disputes over the interpretation of significant impacts.
‘Significant Effects’ include a) termination of employment, including redundancy*;
b) major changes in the composition, operation or size of the employer’s workforce or in the skills required;
c) the elimination or diminution of job opportunities, promotion opportunities or job tenure;
d) the alteration of hours of work;
e) the need for retraining or transfer of employees to other work or locations and the restructuring of jobs.
‘Significant Effects’ include. 1. termination of employment;
2. major changes in the composition, operation of size or the employer’s workforce or in the skills required;
3. the elimination or diminution of job opportunities, promotion opportunities or job tenure;
4. the alteration of hours of work;
5. the need for retraining or transfer of employees to other work or locations and the restructuring of jobs. Where the award makes provision for alteration of any of these matters, an alteration may be deemed not to have significant effect.