PSCBC

PSCBC is a bargaining council that deals with matters that cut across all Sectors. Sectors in this context include:

• Health and Social Development
• Education
• Safety and Security
• General Public

Matters that are dealt with by the PSCBC includes the following, and the list is not exhaustive:

• Salaries
• Housing Allowance
• Medical Aid
• Pensions
• Leaves

PHSDSBC

This is a bargaining council that negotiates and concludes agreements that only affects employees who are employed by:

• The National and Provincial Departments of Health
• The National and Provincial Departments of Social Development

Matters that are dealt with by the council (PHSDSBC) includes the following, but the list is not exhaustive:

• Uniform Allowance
• Rural Allowance
• Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD)

Some of the bargaining matters that SAMATU participates in includes, but not limited to:

• Wages
• Working Conditions
• Benefits
• Working hours
• Training
• Health and Safety
• Overtime
• Grievance Mechanisms
• Rights to participate in workplace or company affairs