‘No regrets’ as USS set to reverse pension cuts and payment hikes
Funding assumptions for 2023 valuation confirm rosier outlook for UK’s largest higher education pensions scheme after years of pain
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Our pensions victory shows the power of industrial action
As the cuts to the USS scheme are reversed, the UCU’s battle for better pay and conditions goes on. Members must vote ‘yes’ to more action, says Jo Grady
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UCU ends pensions dispute as members back restoration deal
Five-year long campaign to protect staff benefits wins union an offer worth up to £200,000 for average USS member
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USS members set for refund on lost benefits in £900 million deal
Top-up to funds will reimburse university staff for money lost between April 2022 – when benefits were cut – and April 2024 – when they are set to be restored
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Post-92s could quit TPS pension scheme over ‘unfair’ cost hikes
April’s rise in employers’ contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme could leave modern universities unable to compete, leaders say
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King’s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll
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UCU challengers: the candidates trying to unseat Jo Grady
Union members voting on who should be next general secretary, with incumbent under pressure from all sidesÂ
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USS chief executive gets £260K bonus ahead of departure
Bill Galvin receives overall pay packet of £790,000, one of 212 pension fund staff paid more than £100,000
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The USS’ tide has turned, but we must be careful no one is left stranded
Improving benefits and lowering contributions must not mitigate against the pension scheme’s ability to better ride out future storms, says Kate Barker
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USS pension costs tip universities into multibillion-pound losses
Rising Universities Superannuation Scheme provisions mean three-quarters of institutions report deficits, with losses totalling £3.6 billion
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Commit to restoring ‘£7,000’ pension losses now, say USS members
Major governance reform ‘desperately needed’ despite improving financial health of UK’s biggest higher education scheme
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Vice-chancellors fear UK sector is hurtling into financial crisis
Almost no leaders in THE survey expect government to support a university in serious trouble, as domestic and international funding woes leave one v-c fearing ministers ‘want to drive us out of...
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What next for UCU and Jo Grady after strike ballot failure?
With one dispute won but another floundering, some believe lack of strikes could actually benefit UK’s main academic union in latest talks with employers, but others are preparing to try to unseat...
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USS hack response panned as members report suspicious activity
Lawyers consider bringing joint claim over breach, but pension fund says no evidence personal information stolen during Capita attack is circulating widely