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The consultation for feedback on the JNC proposals is open until 17 January.
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The consultation for feedback on the JNC proposals is open until 17 January.

A Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) employer consultation is asking members for more feedback on proposed changes to the scheme designed to plug the deficit recorded in its 2020 valuation.

The employer consultation - which went live yesterday (16 November) - will gather scheme members' feedback on proposed changes to the troubled scheme outlined by its Joint Negotiating Committee's (...

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