Tensions mount on campus as USS pensions strike looms
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
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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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Regulator ‘must address’ USS whistleblower sacking concerns
MP calls for urgent investigation into dismissal of Jane Hutton as potential strike action nears
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Strikes on as USS talks fail to end pensions dispute
Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms
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Fresh UK pension scheme talks ‘could avert further strikes’
UCU, employers and USS will discuss the ongoing pensions row, following series of recommendations from expert panel Â
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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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USS whistleblower ‘sidelined’ and faces conduct investigation
Jane Hutton says that pension fund is trying to deny her ‘whistleblower’ status
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USS pension reform plan an ‘undesirable’ and ‘retrograde’ step
Pensions expert criticises Universities UK’s ‘outdated’ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff
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USS valuation process ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says panel
Current approach is ‘overly restrictive’ and does ‘not appear appropriate for an open, strong scheme’
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Essex v-c says universities can afford to pay more into pensions
Anthony Forster criticises failure of negotiators to ‘embrace principled compromise’
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UCU plans strike ballots over pay and pensions
Union sets out timetable for ballots over industrial action in relation to the pay and USS pension disputes
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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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USS strike: we can’t ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions boss
Bill Galvin, chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, tackles some of the ‘misunderstandings’ about the fund’s approach to its valuation
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USS strike: social media has collapsed the case for pension cuts
Academic sleuths have used investigative skills and Twitter to tell the real story behind proposed pension cuts, says Sherrill Stroschein
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Employers strike deal with UCU leaders in USS pension talks
Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week