The Role of CSSEA in the Social Services Sector

1. Act as a bargaining agent for members designated under the Labour Relations Code or Section 11 of the Public Sector Employers Act;
   
   
   
2. Assist the Public Sector Employers' Council (PSEC) in meeting the objectives and strategic directions established by the Council;
   
   
   
3. Coordinate compensation services for employees not subject to collective agreements, benefits administration, and human resource practices; and
   
   
   
4. Foster consultation between CSSEA and representatives of employees in the community social services sector.

CSSEA is charged with coordinating the labour relations and human resource management for the social service agencies that meet CSSEA's membership criteria. In order to be designated in the regulations as a social services employer (and therefore as a member of CSSEA), an employer must:

• be unionized
  
  
  
• receive at least 50 percent of its total agency revenue from provincial ministries and/or authorities through ongoing, direct service contracts, including provincial fee-for-service contracts
  
  
  
• receive at least 50 percent of its provincial contract revenue from non-health ministries or authorities
  
  
  
• not be a stand alone alcohol and drug service provider
  
  
  
• have a community of interest with the community social services sector
  
  
  
• have its unionized component including related management/administration receive at least $250,000 from provincial ministries and/or authorities through ongoing, direct service contracts, including provincial fee-for-service contracts, excluding:
  • revenue for parent/provincial government shared-cost daycare programs
    
    
    
  • revenue from a federal/provincial funding transfer agreement where service contracts continue to be directly with the federal government. This revenue will be included when the service contracts are converted to the Province; and
    
    
    
  • grants, bequests, interest or other revenues generated by the agency; or
    
    
    
• be eligible under Information Appendix D - Continuity of Service and Employment Memorandum signed August 13, 2011.

CSSEA member agencies range in size from under 10 to over 700 employees and in total employ approximately 15,000 people throughout British Columbia.

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