V-cs paying for stalled USS talks, union says
UCU boycott of pension meetings may leave leaders with hefty bills. John Morgan reports
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Ballot call as online 鈥榬eferendum鈥 rejects USS plans
The University and College Union has called for a full ballot on changes to higher education鈥檚 largest pension scheme after 96 per cent of voters in its online 鈥渞eferendum鈥 rejected the employers鈥...
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Pension speculation
Paul Goldberg notes that whenever a USS member moves to another scheme, their USS pension entitlement is merely index-linked, leaving USS with an excess of cash (Letters, THES, April 21). Another...
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Willetts' critical position on final-salary pensions
David Willetts has applied extra pressure to the pension-reform process, saying that students should not be expected to "prop up" the academy's final-salary deals.The comments by Mr Willetts, the...
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Pension-reform lobby group was backed by public money
拢627,000 award to employers from funding chiefs underwrote PR and catering. John Morgan writes
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Union accuses employers of 'trickery' as pension pot proves far from empty
University employers say that the UK sector's 拢30 billion pension fund is performing better than expected - proof that "draconian" cuts to benefits were not needed, a union has claimed.
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Reform USS or lose government cash, EPF says
Employers have claimed that the government will cut higher education's funding grant unless payments into the sector's largest pension scheme are reduced, as they stepped up their public relations...
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Bumper bonuses for USS staff reignite union anger
Calls have been renewed for a national ballot on proposed changes to the sector鈥檚 largest pension scheme after it emerged that 拢2.9 million in bonuses were paid to investment staff.
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Pension speculation
USS pension funds might be vulnerable not only to the Treasury but also to European Union tax and financial harmonisation plans. Britain has invested more than twice the amount in pension funds as...
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Live long and prosper: we must work together to reform our pensions
Change to the USS scheme is urgently needed to address greater life expectancy and a 拢17 billion shortfall, says Nicola Dandridge
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Pensions powwow set to begin as union offers alternative narrative
USS reforms on consultation agenda, but UCU aims to build opposition online. John Morgan reports
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UCU testimonials show 'liberating' side-effects of pension struggle
The phrase "industrial action" usually summons up images of workers huddled around blazing braziers as they shiver on the picket line.But for some in the University and College Union, it means a...
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We'll fight to the finish: Hunt's rallying cry on pensions and private colleges
The general secretary of the University and College Union has pledged to continue to press private colleges on issues such as quality of provision and working conditions after claiming that the union...
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Oxbridge ballots give resounding rebuff to employers鈥 USS proposals
Pensions ballots at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge saw more than 80 per cent of the staff members who voted rejecting the employers鈥 plans to cut benefits in the Universities Superannuation...
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Talks deadlocked over scrapping of final-salary pensions for academics
A decision on whether to wind up the Universities Superannuation Scheme's final-salary pensions could be made this week - but talks between employers' and members' representatives are so far...