GPSSBC Vision and Mission

Our Vision

Delivering exceptional service to all we serve

Our Mission

To promote sound labour relations and ensure industrial stability through effective and efficient collective bargaining, dispute prevention, dispute resolution and good governance.

Our Values

Efficiency
Accountability
Equity
Integrity

Welcome to the GPSSBC

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.

The GPSSBC was established to facilitate, amongst other:

  • Collective Bargaining
  • 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.

Objectives of the GPSSBC

Objectives of the GPSSBC are to:

  • promote labour peace in the General Public Service Sector;
  • promote and maintain sound relationships between the employer and its employees;
  • negotiate and bargain collectively to reach agreement on matters of mutual interest;
  • provide mechanisms for the prevention and effective and expeditious resolution of disputes;
  • conclude, supervise and enforce collective agreements;
  • comply with its powers and duties in terms ofthe Labour Relations Act and the Council's Constitution;
  • consider and deal with such other matters as may affect the interests of the parties to the Council;
  • promote the effective delivery of services to the community; and
  • 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.

GPSSBC Processes: COVID-19

24 July 2020

In the interest of safety and minimisation of risk to all, the GPSSBC has resolved that physical hearings will be minimised through the convening of all matters through the virtual platform.  All other meetings related to Collective Bargaining or other will only be convened virtually.

In exceptional cases, the General Secretary will make a determination on a case by case basis where a party objects to the virtual hearing.  In such instance the General Secretary will make a determination as to whether to allow the case to proceed physically as to minimise any prejudice to a Party or postpone the matter to a further date, provided that such objection is received timeously and is sufficiently substantiated and the physical hearing is agreed to by all Parties.

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COVID Poster Series

 

GPSSBC 20th Anniversary Conference

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