It can be helpful to look at the advice the employers’ side is receiving in these negotiations. The key players seem to be,

• The Employers Pensions Forum,
• The Universities and Colleges Employers Association, and
• Pinsent Masons: the preferred lawyers for the Universities.

We can also get a feel for the attitude toward pensions of individual Institutions by looking at their attitude to their  Self Administered Trusts that provide pensions to support staff; ours is PASNAS. There is a list here, and an overall report here. Many are closing or being restricted.

Denis Nicole
SUCU VP