PSCBC Information

Welcome to the website of the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) which aims to provide comprehensive information regarding the PSCBC as a co-ordinating bargaining council and its functions. Government and the majority of trade unions reach an agreement on a salary adjustment for the public service. The agreement results in a more than 11% increase for the lowest earning public servants. Public servants to receive a cash allowance and a 1,5% salary adjustment. This agreement has ultimately averted mass public wage strike action. Government and the majority of trade unions party to the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) reached an agreement on the salary adjustment for the 2021/2022 financial year. With the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping through the country, every effort must be made to limit transmission. Safety at work is paramount to ensure the wellbeing of employees and their families, as well as business productivity. Minimising the impact of the second wave in workplaces requires that employers across the public and private sectors, together with unions, take the lead in working together to get the safe back2work message out. Raising awareness among workers and employers has been made much easier through the release of six educational videos which have been loaded onto the Return2Work website. These free, light-hearted, Covid-19 workplace educational videos are available in isiZulu, isiXhosa and seSotho with English subtitles.