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UUK labels UCU letter as ‘misleading’ amid university pension crisis


By Jack Gray

Universities UK (UUK) has described some of the guidance offered to universities in the University and College Union (UCU) National Dispute Committee template letter as “misleading”, amid a row on pension contribution rates.

In the letter, UCU calls on universities to publicly support a 26 per cent contribution rate for the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), based on implementation of the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) recommendations in full


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