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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¡®Genie out of the bottle¡¯ on casualisation after pension strikes
Industrial action at UK universities a ¡®seminal moment¡¯, say academics
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Striking staff defiant as v-cs close ranks on pay and pensions
Union leaders insist support for further strikes is strong but new pressures may harden university leaders¡¯?resolve, experts warn
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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 reforms will only undermine scheme
The decision by the University of York to deduct 100 per cent pay in response to the University and College Union¡¯s democratic mandate to initiate an assessment boycott in the Universities...
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Whistleblowing professor Jane Hutton fired from USS board
Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ¡®breached a number of her director¡¯s duties¡¯, but insists probe was ¡®completely separate¡¯ to investigation of her claims
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Marking boycott over USS reform suspended
Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.
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UCU plans ballots for pre-Christmas strikes over pay and pensions
Union members at 152 UK institutions asked to walk out for fourth time in little over three years
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Hi-de-Hi finance: USS buys Butlin¡¯s sites for ?300 million
Academics¡¯ pension fund?adds famous holiday camps to growing portfolio of assets as it seeks to shore up finances post-pandemic
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Mervyn King is wrong to deny USS deficit
The former Bank of England governor¡¯s broadside against academic pension cuts relied on ¡®reckless¡¯ and ¡®absurd¡¯ assumptions, say John Ralfe and Bernard Casey
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UCU offers ¡®significant concessions¡¯ in?pay and pensions disputes
Negotiators ¡®within reach of agreements¡¯ as union cuts demands on pay rises and pension contributions, says general secretary
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Staff at 14 more universities back pay and pensions strike
Total number of?union branches eligible to strike this year reaches 74
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Pension adjustment period
We write with reference to the consultation regarding the proposed closure of the Universities Superannuation Scheme¡¯s final salary scheme. We suggest that the current timescales do not represent an...
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Casting vote seals USS reform
Higher education employers have won their battle to cut benefits in the sector¡¯s main pension scheme, raising the prospect of further industrial action.The University and College Union¡¯s negotiators...
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¡®Solid¡¯ support for strikes as staff rally over pay and pensions
Thousands walk out, but universities say they expect?¡®low to medium¡¯?levels of disruption