Pension scheme contribution hikes are an own goal for government
Increasing the amount of money employers are expected to pay in to the Teachers Pension Scheme will harm the social mobility missions of post-92 institutions, says Greg WalkerÂ
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USS strike: why aren’t more administrative staff on picket lines?
Don’t blame university support staff for not joining the strike over pensions – it is because too often they are left out of the conversation, says Fiona Whelan
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USS bonanza fails to reward its pensioners
Bonuses paid to investment staff working within the sector's main pension scheme almost doubled as it closed its final salary scheme to new members.
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Expert panel could be ‘game changer’ in UK pensions dispute
Analysts are optimistic that the expert panel convened to reassess the USSÂ deficit could deliver significant change, although others are less convinced
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Change attitudes to avoid pensions bust-up
Sally Hunt explains why employers must change their ‘counterproductive’ attitudes towards risk to avoid further cuts to academic pensions
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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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Ex-Bank of England chief attacks ‘unfair’ UK pension reforms
Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ‘rude health’, says Mervyn King
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Strikes suspended as union members vote to end pensions dispute
UCU members accept deal with vice-chancellors by two-to-one margin
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University pension warning as USS deficit grows
Staff contributions will need to increase by a third to clear a multi-billion pound deficit in the sector’s main pension fund, a new analysis says.
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Pensions strike ‘poisons relations’ on UK campuses
USS dispute has also revealed deep divides among vice-chancellors on way forward for the sector, experts say
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‘No one knows for sure’: deficit at heart of USS dispute debated
Four experts discuss the estimated shortfall that led to strike action at UK universities
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Hundreds of jobs at risk from fresh UK pensions cost hike
Increase in contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme will cost post-92 universities about £140 million annually, Ucea says
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Under-pressure UCU leader urges members to accept pensions deal
Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel
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USS deficit review ‘must enjoy confidence of sector or be doomed’
Universities UK to appoint panel to explore methodology and assumptions behind pension scheme’s £6.1 billion deficit