USS strike: why aren’t more administrative staff on picket lines?
Don’t blame university support staff for not joining the strike over pensions – it is because too often they are left out of the conversation, says Fiona Whelan
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Struggle to balance the pension books
"I bet when MPs debated top-up fees last winter they never imagined that so much would be going on staff pension funds," said Richard Allanach, finance director of the University of East London....
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Pensions: preempt the Treasury
Managers of the Univer-sities Superannuation Scheme were right to err on the side of caution in estimating a decade or two ago how well investments would fare to pay staff pensions ("Richer than you...
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Letter: Pensions calculator
The Association of University Teachers thinks that changing the Universities Superannuation Scheme could assist in recruiting and keeping lecturers, principally by substituting 1/60th for 1/80th of...
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Pension penalty clause
In January 1994 I took up a new lecturing appointment with an "old" university and applied to join the Universities Superannuation Scheme. Previously I was employed by a "new" university (formerly...
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Let's put this pension plan out to grass
LATER this year the government intends to issue a green paper on stakeholder pensions. Earlier this year the Association of University Teachers drew attention to the level of stress among university...
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UCU Left defiant on pension deal
Letter urges university staff to reject new pensions offer and renew strike action, despite warnings that success is unlikely
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Scholar spots risky business in USS investments
The "high-risk" investment strategy pursued by the Universities Superannuation Scheme has been a bigger problem for pensions than rising life expectancy, an academic has claimed.
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Unions call for national ballot on USS changes
Employers and trade unions are again at odds over higher education's biggest pension scheme, this time disagreeing about a consultation with members on major changes.The consultation, a statutory...
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Now is the time to call pensions conference
We are dismayed to see that the University and College Union has proposed a career revalued benefits scheme for pensions that, if accepted, would considerably worsen our terms and conditions of...
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Hefce warning over overseas students and pensions
Slowing growth in international student numbers could have “a material impact on the sector”, while a financial blow from pensions could be looming.
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Ballot call as online ‘referendum’ rejects USS plans
The University and College Union has called for a full ballot on changes to higher education’s largest pension scheme after 96 per cent of voters in its online “referendum” rejected the employers’...
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Deficit puts pension scheme in jeopardy
Experts predict 'unsustainable' USS fund will close within 10 years. Jack Grove reports
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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’s largest pension scheme after it emerged that ?2.9 million in bonuses were paid to investment staff.
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Why is the UK’s largest pension scheme still investing in fossil fuels?
Universities’ divestment policies are undermined by the USS’ continued investment in oil companies, says Bill Spence?