Consultation

The Cleaning Award requires that an employer "consult"with their employee/s and their representative/s (if any) when the employer has made a definite decision to introduce change in production, program, organisation, structure or technology that will have "significant effect".

The Cleaning Award defines "significant effects" as including:-

• termination of employment;
• major changes in the composition, operation or size of the employer's workforce or in the skills required
• the elimination or diminution of job opportunities, promotion opportunities or job tenure;
• the alteration of hours of work;
• the need for retaining or transfer of employees to other work or location; and
• the restructuring of jobs.

However, where the Cleaning Award makes provision for alteration of any of these matters an alteration is deemed not to have significant effect.

Download the fact sheet for more information

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