The PSCBC as a central negotiating council was created because most issues are decided at the central level. At the same time, collective bargaining structures created for educators (ELRC), police (SSSBC), national ministries and provincial administrations continue to exist. Promote healthy industrial relations and ensure industrial stability through effective and efficient collective bargaining, conflict prevention, dispute resolution and good governance. All other collective bargaining structures for the public sector have also been established under this section of the LRA. The GPSSBC, together with the other sectoral tariff committees, is the administrator of the rights and obligations of the South African Civil Service. The establishment of the GPSSBC allows for the creation of chambers within the sector (paragraph 13.9 of the CONSTITUTION OF THE GPSSBC). GPSSBC RESOLUTION 3/2004 established chambers for provincial governments and national ministries within the framework of the GPSSBC. The Public Service Negotiations Coordinating Council (PSPCB) was established under section 35 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1995 (LRA). The Public Service General Bargaining Council (VSSMP) was appointed as the Public Sector General Collective Bargaining Council pursuant to PSC Resolution 10 of 1999.
The GPSSBC was registered with the Registrar of Labour Relations on July 28, 1999 and inaugurated on September 7, 1999. The GPSSBC was founded to facilitate, among other things:. .