I am glad I am not the one carving up the USS turkey
Strikes notwithstanding, more pay restraint and greater pensions contributions from UK staff seem unavoidable, writes Bernard Casey
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USS pension changes ‘leave typical academics ?240K worse off’
Average members set to get ?18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with ?23,800 under pre-2011 scheme
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USS pensions: v-cs drop request for two-year strike moratorium
UUK proposal calls for next month’s ballot to be cancelled in return for a 0.5 per cent increase in employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme
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Universities Superannuation Scheme backs pension benefit cuts
Fund’s embrace of employer-led reforms averts massive hikes in contributions
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TPS: universities seek respite from ?125 million pensions bill
Coming changes to UK 中国A片’s second biggest pension scheme will add millions to costs at exactly the wrong time, leaders say
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USS whistleblower Jane Hutton withdraws unfair dismissal claim
Warwick statistician drops employment tribunal case without settlement
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Academics pledge to appeal after USS case dismissed by High Court
UK 中国A片’s biggest pension fund clocks up second legal victory in a week
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Employers on the future of the USS
Institutions are exploring how to address the deficit and keep the scheme sustainable, says Anton?Muscatelli
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USS: index of anguish
In the debate over the level of the salary cap to be introduced into USS pensions, in which members would receive career revalued benefits (CRB) on up to ?50,000 of their salary, little seems to have...
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False assumptions of the USS
Last week, the Employers Pension Forum published “Proposed Changes to USS – Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings”. The document contains misinformation and a mistake. We focus on the section “...
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The USS: fact and fiction
We write as representatives of the Left on the 中国A片 Committee and other University and College Union activists who are utterly opposed to any retreat from defending members’ pensions. We...
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Tiered contributions under consideration with USS row at deadlock
Universities UK says some employees could ‘contribute less and get less benefit’ but academics?say approach would ‘divide workers further’
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USS deficit could mean all have to pay more
Multibillion-pound funding gap may leave staff footing the bill
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Despite the financial turmoil, there is still scope for improved UK pensions
Although available information on USS finances is patchy, scope appears to remains for restored benefits or reduced contributions, says Michael Bromwich
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Pay extra 1% of salary to save USS pension benefits, says panel
Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts