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The General Public
Service Sector Bargaining Council (GPSSBC) was
designated in terms of the PSCBC Resolution 10
of 1999 as the bargaining council of the general
public sector. The GPSSBC was registered with
the Registrar of Labour Relations on July 28th,
1999,and subsequently inaugurated on September
7th, 1999.
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to facilitate, amongst other: |
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Collective Bargaining |
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Dispute Resolution |
The Constitution of the GPSSBC allows for the
establishment of Chambers within the Sector (GPSSBC
Constitution par. 13.9). GPSSBC Resolution 3/2004
allowed for the establishment of Chambers for
the Provincial Governments and National Departmentswithin
the Scope of the GPSSBC. |
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| Objectives of the
GPSSBC are to: |
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promote labour peace in the
General Public Service Sector; |
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promote and maintain sound
relationships between the employer and its
employees; |
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negotiate and bargain collectively
to reach agreement on matters of mutual
interest; |
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provide mechanisms for the
prevention and effective and expeditious
resolution of disputes; |
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conclude, supervise and enforce
collectiv eagreements; |
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comply with its powers and
duties in terms ofthe Labour Relations Act
and the Council's Constitution; |
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consider and deal with such
other matters as may affect the interests
of the parties to the Council; |
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promote the effective delivery
of services to the community; and |
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promote effective communication
between the employer, its employees and
the trade union sin the General Public Service
Sector. |
The GPSSBC, along with the other sectoral bargaining
councils, is the steward of the rights and obligations
for the South African public service. |
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Clause 3 of
the Constitution of the GPSSBC describes the scope
of the Council as follows:
"The State, as employer, and its employees
who fall within the scope of the PSCBC, and do
not fall within the registered scope of the:
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Education Labour Relations Council; |
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Public Health and Social
Development Secto rBargaining Council; and |
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Safety and Security Sectoral
Bargaining Council. |
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Therefore the Parties
to Council include the State as the Employer and
the Trade Unions NEHAWU (National Education, Health
and Allied Workers Union), POPCRU (Police and
Prisons Civil Rights Union) and PSA (Public Servants
Association).
The area and scope of operation of the GPSSBC
is national, with provincial and national chambers.
The General Secretary acts as a full-time Accounting
Officer of the GPSSBC with full oversight and
authority over internal operations and staff.
The core function of collective bargaining is
a national competency influenced by the provincial
and national chambers. The function of dispute
resolution is centralised and insourced within
the organisation with a wholly outsourced panel
of Conciliators and Arbitrators. |
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of Clause 5 of the Constitution, the GPSSBC
has powers to engage in the following activities,
amongst others, in the execution of its
core operations: |
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Conclude and enforce collective agreements; |
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Prevent and resolve labour
disputes; |
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Perform dispute resolution
functions referred to in Section 51 of the
Act; |
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Establish and administer a
fund to be used for dispute resolution;
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Create an environment conducive
to the provision of operational services
by the PSCBC. |
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| The practical result
of the diverse Scope of theGPSSBC is that
the Scope spans: |
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9 Provincial Governments, |
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93 Provincial Departments, |
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34 National Departments, and |
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305 000 Employees |
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