UCU plans fresh strikes over USS
Union bid to expose hard-line v-cs who refuse to call for talks on pensions, writes John Morgan
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In this climate, USS plans are generous
In a letter to ̽»¨ÊÓƵ on 10 March ("Employers, it's Acas or action - your choice"), Sally Hunt, the University and College Union's general secretary, threatens strike action to...
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USS chair: ‘no meaningful debate’ about size of deficit
Pension fund’s deficit is likely to be worse than feared rather than better, says Sir David Eastwood
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9 reasons to be cheerful about your pension
Economist Andrew Oswald counsels against despair over the Universities Superannuation Scheme reforms
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Covid-19 has ravaged the USS’ ability to meet its promises
If universities don’t commit to underwriting a riskier investment strategy, pension contributions will have to rise sharply, says Bill Galvin
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There's no need to panic over pensions
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is in deficit but has healthy assets, says Michael Bourn
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TPS: universities seek respite from £125 million pensions bill
Coming changes to UK higher education’s second biggest pension scheme will add millions to costs at exactly the wrong time, leaders say
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Pensions: Universities Superannuation Scheme now reports surplus
Biggest sector fund believes it is £1.8 billion in the black, after fears of multibillion-pound deficits led to cuts to benefits
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Prudence is the price of the UK’s generous pensions
Asking for higher contributions is painful but unavoidable in such uncertain times, says USS chair Sir David Eastwood
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Release investigation report, says sacked USS whistleblower
Warwick statistician Jane Hutton attacks lack of transparency over her dismissal from board of Universities Superannuation Scheme
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Members make their pension statement
Ninety members of the University and College Union sign a letter to ̽»¨ÊÓƵ condemning the UCU’s compromise action on pensions (20 November), and THE gives this considerable prominence...
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Real pension consequences
Perhaps, rather than being so keen to join in radically diminishing staff pensions, Universities UK might like to think more broadly and more long term about the unanticipated consequences of the...
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Union proposes increase in contributions to plug USS deficit
UCU plan would maintain defined benefit scheme, but has been branded ‘unaffordable’ by universities
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Professors warn of recruitment ‘disaster’ over USS changes
Senior academics express fears for younger colleagues as strike deadline looms
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Rosier outlook for UK sector finances with pension changes excluded
‘Reassuring’ analysis reveals that sector is in surplus when pension provision changes are excluded from financial accounts