Tensions mount on campus as USS pensions strike looms
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
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Strikes on as USS talks fail to end pensions dispute
Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms
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USS pension reform plan an ‘undesirable’ and ‘retrograde’ step
Pensions expert criticises Universities UK’s ‘outdated’ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff
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USS pension changes would be a disaster for universities, but they are preventable
A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech
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Strike over USS pension changes moves closer
Strong turnout in ballot over USS changes ‘sends a clear message’ that union members will take action to protect retirement fund, says UCU
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Dundee job cuts could hit 700 staff as university shrinks modules
Union urges senior management to rule out compulsory redundancies following cash injection
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UK university redundancies: latest updates
As higher education institutions shed thousands of jobs, we track developments and bring together latest analysis with resources for affected staff and students
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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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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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Blog: Busting USS pension reform ‘myths’
Employers respond to ‘scare stories’ around proposed changes to USS pension scheme
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USS reforms seen as ‘radical attack’ on pensions
UUK’s proposed hybrid scheme could result in losses of ?20,000 a year
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USS reforms ‘would cut guaranteed pension income by 35 per cent’
Union says vice-chancellors’ shake-up would leave staff thousands of pounds out of pocket annually, but universities say current benefits are unaffordable
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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 50?per cent to 34.7?per cent, according to fund chief executive
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Is it the end for USS final salary pensions?
Proposal to shift all active members to career average system to tackle ?13 billion deficit
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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