The Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations Inc. (SAHO) is a non-profit, non-government association which provides services to Health Sector Employers throughout the province.
As the Designated Employers’ Organization (DEO), SAHO Inc., acts as the health sector employers’ bargaining agent and provides the following services:
- Lead negotiations for health sector collective bargaining agreements, provincial letters of understanding, job evaluation and market supplement disputes.
- Provide analysis, research and costing for collective bargaining and health human resource planning.
- Provide leadership and support in the administration and interpretation of collective agreements.
- Represent health sector employers in provincial arbitrations, matters before labour boards or commissions including the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board.
- Provide leadership, advice and oversight to a number of Programs and Committees such as the payroll subcommittee, market supplement committee or provincial dispute resolution committee.
- Lead and administer the four Classification and Job Evaluation Programs and their related appeals committees.
- Provide workforce data, costing, analytics, statistical and payroll analysis including FTE trends, retirement forecasts and demographics to the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.