The report of the Joint Expert Panel on USS was published on Thursday 13 September. The JEP’s report – agreed, as required by the Terms of Reference, by consensus among all six panel members and the independent chair – provides…
Cambridge UCU’s submission to the USS Joint Expert Panel
Cambridge UCU Pensions Officer Richard Farndale made the below submission to the Joint Expert Panel, in consultation with the rest of our branch committee. This submission has also been published as a USSbrief. We welcome discussion of the points raised…
The USS cost-sharing contribution increases
Last week, USS published an update for scheme members that detailed proposed increases in contribution rates for both employers and employees from 1 April 2019. We have known since early May that the USS trustee would not maintain status quo…
How expert? How transparent? Thoughts on the JEP Terms of Reference and interim arrangements for USS
Last Friday, April 27, there were two important meetings for the future of the USS dispute. The first was a meeting of the Higher Education Committee (HEC) of UCU, at which were presented the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for…