USS valuation method challenged
Background to the USS valuation as at 31 March 2014. UCU has questioned the methodology used to value the scheme liabilities and proposes a more appropriate method. You can download our full report...
View ArticleSecond independent analysis backs UCU impact study
Respected higher education newspaper the Times Higher Education has run its own independent modelling of the USS proposals which supports UCU’s own report about the impact of the changes. They reported...
View ArticleAnalysis reveals huge losses proposed
Staff would see tens of thousands of pounds a year wiped off their pensions if proposals made by Universities UK (UUK) were introduced. The report by First Actuarial for UCU warns that some staff would...
View ArticlePension cuts prompt fears of two-tier pensions at UK universities
New UCU analysis has revealed that staff at some of the UK’s most selective universities will have pensions up to 36% worse than their colleagues at other universities if the radical proposals for USS...
View ArticleMore criticism of universities’ dodgy statistics
Universities have once again been accused of using misleading information in a row about changes to USS. A group of statisticians and mathematicians have criticised universities for picking and...
View ArticleWhat’s my pension?
Use the modeller below to see how the latest proposals will affect your pension. Please note: An earlier version of this modeller contained a small mistake in the calculations of all the proposals...
View ArticleUCU proposals
In line with the decisions made by the Higher Education Committee, UCU negotiators recently submitted proposals to the national employers representatives. The details can be found below.
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