USS trustees accept employer reform plans

60-day consultation set to begin as USS trustee chair says price of certainty more expensive

James Phillips
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USS trustee chair Dame Kate Barker
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USS trustee chair Dame Kate Barker

The trustee board of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has accepted employer plans to reform the scheme despite them lacking union approval.

In an announcement late Friday afternoon (3 September), the trustee board said it would take forward USS Employers recommendations for concluding the 2020 scheme valuation, resulting in small incre...

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