Marking boycott over USS reform suspended
Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.
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Final salary pensions to be axed for London support staff
Predicted £310 million deficit prompts sweeping changes for non-academic personnel
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Pensions, not politics
As a delegate to the University and College Union congress from the branch that moved the "work-to-contract" motion for staff in the Universities Superannuation Scheme, I would like to address some...
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Warning of a ‘winter of discontent’ over university pensions
Institutions told that UCU members are prepared to ‘dig in’ on pensions reform ahead of November marking boycott at 69 campuses
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Phantom deficit
While negotiations over the future of the Universities Superannuation Scheme continue, our research shows that the USS is more likely to be in surplus than in deficit. As pointed out by the Pensions...
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The week in higher education – 29 November 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The week in higher education – 27 June 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Warwick staff call for action over pension fund
Staff assembly backs motion calling on management to block employers’ plan for USS
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UCU Left defiant on pension deal
Letter urges university staff to reject new pensions offer and renew strike action, despite warnings that success is unlikely
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UUK data 'misleading' over the impact of USS reform
Oxford criticises figures given to universities illustrating the impact of future cuts amid calls for independent modelling
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What will the end of final-salary pensions mean for academics?
As a consultation launches, employees consider the impact of the USS reforms
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Now is the time to call pensions conference
We are dismayed to see that the University and College Union has proposed a career revalued benefits scheme for pensions that, if accepted, would considerably worsen our terms and conditions of...
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ÌÇÐÄVlog’s most-read articles of 2018
2018 was marked by strikes, pay scandals and the launch of the world’s first blockchain university
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University lecturers to boycott marking over pensions row
Staff at older universities will begin a marking boycott next week in a row over pension changes
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University staff back revised USS reform plan
Staff at pre-1992 universities have voted by two to one in favour of accepting plans to end the country’s largest private final salary pension scheme