2009 Labour Demands

 

LABOUR UNIONS ADMITTED TO THE PSCBC

 CONSOLIDATED 2009 LABOUR DEMANDS

 

BACKGROUND

The trade unions admitted to the PSCBC hereby submit their consolidated salary and conditions

of service demands for negotiation for the year 2009.

 

1.     TERM OF AGREEMENT AND THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION

We propose a single term agreement due to the global crises giving rise to adverse economic

 conditions. We also propose the 1^st of April 2009 as the implementation date to tie up with

the government’s financial year as it is done with Middle Management Services and Senior

Management Services in the public service.

 

2.     SALARY INCREASE

We demand a 15% increase across the board.

 

3.     CLOSING OF THE WAGE GAP

We demand that salary level 1 & 2 employees who did not benefit from OSD be bumped to level 3.

4.     MEDICAL AID

        We demand the following

·          That the medical aid be de-linked from spouses, i.e. each individual spouse must have

his/her own allowance.

·          We demand that the employer’s contribution for employees on open schemes be aligned

with the amount that is paid to GEMS members.

·          That the post retirement medical assistance for all former employees (GEMS and open

schemes) be increased from the present cap of R1014.00 per month to the maximum amount

paid to the employees who are GEMS members.

·          That the qualifying period for the granting of the medical allowance on retirement should be

reduced from 15 years (broken years of service included) to 10 years (broken years of service

 included).

·          That trade unions party to the PSCBC be represented in the GEMS Board of Trustees.

 

5. HOUSING ALLOWANCE

We demand that it must also be de-linked from spouses as above. (Refer to medical aid). In the interim,

        pending the finalisation of the provision in terms of Clause 12 of Res. 1 of 2007, we further demand an

 increase to the Housing Allowance to R1 500.00.

 

6.     LEAVE

We demand that the following leave be increased, excluding more favourable sector specific dispensations;

·          Sick leave – be increased to 90 days per 3 year cycle

·          Family responsibility leave – be increased to 10 days

·          Maternity leave – be increased to 6 months paid leave

·          Paternity leave – 10 paid days

·          Union activity leave – be increased to 40 paid days and training days should not be counted as part

 of this leave

·          Pre - natal and post-natal leave (outside of the normal maternity leave) of 7 paid days

 

7.     TRANSVERSAL ALLOWANCES

We demand the following;

·          Increase night duty allowance to R4.00 per hour for all public servants excluding more favourable

 sector/departmental specific night duty allowance dispensation.

·          Not withstanding Clause 9.2 of Res. 1 of 2007, the threshold be removed, and that the overtime rate

 be calculated on the basis of an employee’s salary notch. The implementation date should be 1^st of

July 2009.

·          Danger allowance of R750.00 to be paid to all qualifying categories of employees

·          Uniforms to be issued to all uniformed employees for all weather conditions.

·          Uniform allowance be increased to R2500.00 for all uniformed  employees

 

·          Stand – by allowance be increased to double the current amount  and those performing stand-by and

 overtime must have a 12-hour break between shifts.

·          Danger allowance be extended to all other employees working in dangerous conditions or situations

 (add to the list of PSCBC Res. 1 of 2007 Clause 7.14). 

·          Transport for Health workers to be provided in terms of the BCEA

·          Dental nurses to be included in the uniform allowance

 

 

8.     CREATION OF DECENT JOBS

We demand that police reservist, home – based care workers, Early Childhood Development (ECD) and

ABET practitioners and other categories of workers be included in this year’s PSCBC agreement. We demand

 an end to the contract system. To this end workers employed on contract for six months or longer must

be appointed on permanent capacity. This excludes specified short – term projects.

 

9. OUTSTANDING MATTERS IN RELATION TO RES. 1 OF 2007

 

·          The OSDs must be finalised before 30 June 2009.

·          We demand that all outstanding matters as listed in the Action Plan of Council in relation to Res. 1 of

2007 other than OSDs to be finalised and implemented as per the provisions of said resolution by 30

September 2009

 

 

 

10. OPENING OF EDUCATORS AND NURSING COLLEGES

We demand the re-opening of educator colleges, and the opening of more nursing colleges , on or before

        January 2010

 

11.   ALLOWANCES 

We demand the following allowances :

·          Rural allowance should be increased by 10% and be paid to all categories of nurses and review the

 designated “rural areas.”

·          All health care workers who work with highly contagious  diseases (e.g. MDR-TB, Ebola, Swine Flu etc)

 must receive inhospitable allowance

·          Sabbatical of up to 6 months on full pay for medical professionals after every six years of service to conduct

 research.

·          10 days paid time – off for registered professionals per year to complete continued professional

 development ( CPD )

 

 

LABOUR (PSCBC)

12 June 2009.