Common use of Major Change Clause in Contracts

Major Change. 9.1 A major change is likely to have a significant effect on Employees if it results in the termination of the employment of Employees, major change to the composition, operation or size of the Employer’s workforce or to the skills required of Employees, the elimination or diminution of job opportunities (including opportunities for promotion or tenure), the alteration of hours of work, the need to retrain Employees, the need to relocate Employees to another workplace or the restructuring of jobs. 9.2 Where the Employer has made a definite decision to introduce major change to production, program, organisation, structure or technology in relation to its enterprise that is likely to have a significant effect on the Employees, the Employer must consult in accordance with this clause (except where this Agreement provides for a major change to production, program, organisation, structure or technology in relation to the enterprise of the Employer).