UK universities fear more strikes as USS pensions crisis deepens
‘Unaffordable’ contribution increases proposed by Universities Superannuation Scheme mean member benefits may be up for debate once more
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USS warns members’ data may have been stolen by Capita hackers
Outsourcing firm used by UK’s largest academic pensions scheme targeted in cyberattack
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Post-92s could quit TPS pension scheme over ‘unfair’ cost hikes
April’s rise in employers’ contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme could leave modern universities unable to compete, leaders say
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UCU ends pensions dispute as members back restoration deal
Five-year long campaign to protect staff?benefits wins union an offer worth up to??200,000 for average USS member
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USS chief executive Bill Galvin to step down next year
Head of UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme to depart once successor is appointed
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USS’ straw man
In his article “USS strike: we can’t ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions boss” (Opinion, 19 March, www.timeshighereducation.com), Bill Galvin, the chief executive of the Universities...
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How solemn is the USS’ league of?covenanters?
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
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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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USS may be able to cut contributions, enhance benefits – or both
But rising inflation means that the pension scheme’s recently reported funding position is likely to be over-optimistic, says Bill Galvin
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The Charybdis at the centre of the USS
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...
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USS members set for refund on lost benefits in ?900 million deal
Top-up to funds will reimburse university staff for money lost between?April 2022 – when benefits were cut – and April 2024 – when they are set to be restored
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USS posts ‘robust’ accounts but members lose faith over cuts
Only 17?per cent of those enrolled in UK’s largest higher education pension scheme reported positive relationship after changes to?retirement benefits
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I am glad I am not the one carving up the USS turkey
Strikes notwithstanding, more pay restraint and greater pensions contributions from UK staff seem unavoidable, writes Bernard Casey
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Strikes paused after breakthroughs in pay and pensions disputes
All sides hail significant progress, with phasing-out of zero-hours contracts and higher wages for lower paid to be discussed in two-week talks
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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