USS: review confirms improved finances but changes will have to wait
In-depth look at scheme’s finances confirms deficit has shrunk since last valuation but ‘volatile market’ means benefits cannot be improved, yet.
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UK university strikes 2023: a guide to what the dispute is about
Another 18 days of strikes to hit universities across the country in February and March, with UCU promising ‘most disruptive action ever’
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USS: v-cs push through UK university pension cuts despite strikes
Dispute over future of Universities Superannuation Scheme far from over, says union
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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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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
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USS whistleblower Jane Hutton withdraws unfair dismissal claim
Warwick statistician drops employment tribunal case without settlement
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More strike action over USS pension cuts ‘odds-on’
UCU negotiator says UUK’s latest proposals are unlikely to win support
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Union says strikes ‘inevitable’ as USS pension cuts progress
Employer representatives on joint negotiating committee push through Universities UK proposal with chair’s backing
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UK university staff plan 18 more days of strike action
UCU committee backs escalating action in February and March after rejecting employers’ initial pay rise offer
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UCU pledges strikes on ‘scale never seen before’ as dates named
Around 70,000 members at 150 UK universities set to walk out in disputes over pay, working conditions and pensions
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UUK proposals could rein in pension contribution rise, says USS
Proposals put forward in consultation could reduce increase in contributions from about 50Â per cent to 34.7Â per cent, according to fund chief executive
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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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Universities and pension bosses at loggerheads over USS future
Vice-chancellors criticise level of contributions proposed by Universities Superannuation Scheme
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V-cs go for pension reforms but USS wants ‘stronger assurances’
Universities UK on collision course with unions, which warn reforms could cost members thousands of pounds annually in retirement
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There is no silver bullet in the UK’s pension dispute
The latest USS valuation may have been conducted amid crashing markets, but there is no escaping the need for changes, says Kate Barker