No deal as USS pensions strike talks get under way
Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March
Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March
Vice-chancellor convenes special council meeting after academics vote overwhelmingly to change institution’s stance
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms
Pensions expert criticises Universities UK’s ‘outdated’ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff
A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech
Strong turnout in ballot over USS changes ‘sends a clear message’ that union members will take action to protect retirement fund, says UCU
Employer representatives on joint negotiating committee push through Universities?UK proposal with chair’s backing
King’s College London reported an operating deficit of??19 million once the impact from pensions and donations are excluded
The pension scheme’s healthy reported surplus could allow us to put benefits and contribution rates on a more stable long-term footing, says Carol Young
Major governance reform ‘desperately needed’ despite improving financial health of UK’s biggest higher education scheme
Universities UK on collision course with unions, which warn reforms could cost members thousands of pounds annually in retirement
Union says vice-chancellors’ shake-up would leave staff thousands of pounds out of pocket annually, but universities say current benefits are unaffordable
Proposals put forward in consultation could reduce increase in contributions from about 50?per cent to 34.7?per cent, according to fund chief executive
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