Academics pledge to appeal after USS case dismissed by High Court
UK higher education’s biggest pension fund clocks up second legal victory in a week
UK higher education’s biggest pension fund clocks up second legal victory in a week
As others have pointed out in these pages, recent reporting on the health of the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension fund has been alarmist and misleading (“Estimates may vary”, Letters, 10...
Fund’s embrace of employer-led reforms averts massive hikes in contributions
Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme are about to vote on whether to lock in current members. But this might not be enough to safeguard the scheme’s solvency, says Bernard Casey
Strikes notwithstanding, more pay restraint and greater pensions contributions from UK staff seem unavoidable, writes Bernard Casey
Average members set to get £18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with £23,800 under pre-2011 scheme
UUK proposal calls for next month’s ballot to be cancelled in return for a 0.5 per cent increase in employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme
UK academics prize the USS pension. Sacrificing a scheme ‘in rude health’ on the basis of overcautious calculations would cause more disaffection
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...
Union misses 50 per cent threshold for first time since holding sector-wide votes, leaving future of dispute in the balance
Universities UK says some employees could ‘contribute less and get less benefit’ but academics say approach would ‘divide workers further’
Institutions are exploring how to address the deficit and keep the scheme sustainable, says Anton Muscatelli
In the debate over the level of the salary cap to be introduced into USS pensions, in which members would receive career revalued benefits (CRB) on up to £50,000 of their salary, little seems to have...
Last week, the Employers Pension Forum published “Proposed Changes to USS – Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings”. The document contains misinformation and a mistake. We focus on the section “...
Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts