Q&A: JNC decision on USS 2020 valuation

1 Sep 2021

On 31 August 2021, the USS Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) decided in favour of the package of changes put forward by UUK as a response to the USS 2020 valuation. 

This Q&A document contains answers to some of the most frequently raised questions on the JNC process, including whether the University and College Union (UCU) tabled its own proposal, why employers are unable to pay more into pensions than currently, and the governance reforms that employers want to see ahead of the next valuation of the scheme. 

Download the full Q&A below. 

Last updated 15 November 2021.