Public Sector Employers' Council

The Public Sector Employers’ Council (PSEC) coordinates the management of labour relations policies and practices in the public sector to foster an efficient and effective workforce.

The Honourable Moira Stilwell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, is the Minister Responsible for the Public Sector Employers Act and chairs the Council.

The Council consists of a representative from each of the six public sector employers’ associations, the Head of the Public Service Agency, and other members – either ministers or deputy ministers – appointed by orders-in-council. 

The following are appointed as Council members during the 39th Parliament:

• Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
• Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Services
• Honourable Ben Stewart, Minister of Citizens’ Services
• Alice Downing − Health Employers Association of BC
• Temporarily Vacant − Community Social Services Employers’ Association 
• Ron Christensen −BC Public School Employers’ Association
• Nick Rubidge − Post Secondary Employers’ Association 
• David Turpin − University Public Sector Employers’ Association
• Shayne Ramsay− Crown Corporations Employers’ Association of BC 
• Lynda Tarras − Head of the BC Public Service Agency 

Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat

The Secretariat carries out the work of the Council. Its three main functions are to:

1. Administer and manage the development and implementation of labour relations policies and practices in the provincial public sector.
2. Support the Minister responsible for PSEC in directing employers to create compensation plans for both excluded and executive employees, which may include wages, benefits, prerequisites and pension.
3. Represent government in its role as a "partner" under the joint trust arrangements established for the four public sector pensions covering more than 400,000 active and retired members. PSEC monitors and manages government's risk exposure, and provides pension policy advice to both government and public sector employers.
   

Public Sector Employers’ Associations

Employers’ associations have been established (as per the Public Sector Employers Act) for each of the public sectors (excluding the public service sector, which is represented by the BC Public Service Agency under the Public Service Act).

• Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC)
• Community Social Service Employers’ Association (CSSEA)
• BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA)
• Post-Secondary Employers’ Association (PSEA)
• University Public Sector Employers’ Association (UPSEA)
• Crown Corporations Employers’ Association of BC (CCEA)

Each of the employers’ associations co-ordinates the following for their respective sector:

• compensation for employees who are not subject to collective agreements;
• benefit administration;
• human resources practices;
• collective bargaining outcomes.

In addition, it is a purpose of each of the employers’ associations to:

• foster consultation between the association and representatives of employees in that sector;
• assist the council in carrying out any objectives and strategic directions established by the council for the employers’ association.