UCU: Composite: Defending Teachers Pension Fund

Motion

Motion text: HESC notes:
1. Senior managers within some post-92 institutions have indicated support for
removal of the duty to offer TPS and UCEA have lobbied government on “a
review of HE participation” in TPS.
2. Some post-92 institutions have implemented their own pension scheme
3. Some institutions employ staff via subsidiaries to avoid TPS obligations
HESC believes:
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a. Implementation of a separate pension scheme to undermine TPS is
damaging
b. Employing staff through subsidiary companies to avoid statutory obligations
is unacceptable
HESC resolves to:
i. Treat any situation in which attempts are made to subsidiarise as disputes of
national significance and resource appropriately
ii. Lobby against the UCEA request to allow universities to opt out of TPS
iii. Lobby for funding in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, similar to that
offered in Scotland, to cover increased employer contributions
iv. Hold a national meeting about challenges to TPS for all eligible branches
within 6 months