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111ZA: After Clause 34, insert the following new Clause— “Workplace AI risk and impact assessments(1) Before implementing or developing an AI system which may have significant risks or impacts on employment rights and conditions in the workplace, an employer must conduct a workplace AI risk and impact assessment (a “WAIRIA”)(2) A WAIRIA must be conducted under this section if there is a potential significant risk or impact on—(a) the identification or exercise of rights;(b) recruitment;(c) work access or allocation;(d) remuneration or benefits;(e) contractual status, terms or conditions;(f) mental, physical or psychosocial health.(3) A WAIRIA conducted under subsection (1) must—(a) document the intended purpose and functionality of the AI system;(b) establish a process for undertaking the monitoring of significant risks and impacts; (c) document the definitions, metrics and methods selected for the WAIRIA;(4) Employers must review and update the WAIRIA—(a) at least once every 12 months,(b) whenever substantial changes are made to the AI system to which it relates, or(c) when evidence emerges of unforeseen significant risks or impacts.(5) The Secretary of State must require any Fair Work Agency to issue guidance on the conduct disclosure and enforcement of WAIRIAs within 6 months of this section coming into force.”