To be considered as a participating employer the institution must meet one of the following criteria:
- resident in the United Kingdom; and either
- a university, or university college, or a higher education institution; or
- any other body which is established for the purpose of higher education or research and not for profit; or
- a body which is majority owned, owned or governed by one or more existing USS institutions and which in the opinion of USS supports the primary objects of those institutions, whether or not the activities of the body constitute a trade or other commercial or investment activity.
If you think you meet the above criteria please arrange to complete the application form and send in to:
Eifion Morris
Senior Communications Officer
USS
Royal Liver Building
Liverpool
L3 1PY.
If you would like to speak with Eifion in advance call him direct on 0151 478 7044.
The current contribution rate by employers is 16% of salary. The current contribution rate by members is 6.35% of salary.
Staff employed within the EU (other than UK) cannot join.
Please note
USS is unable to admit any employee who carries out their day to day work in any EU country other than the United Kingdom except with the written agreement of the trustee company, unless that person:
- is seconded for a limited period (generally no more than 5 years),
- was employed by the relevant employer in the United Kingdom prior to the commencement of the secondment
- will return from that secondment to work for the employer in the UK
- or will fully retire directly from that secondment.
Any person who would be a “qualifying person” within the meaning of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-Border Activities) Regulations 2005 is also not eligible for membership except with the written agreement of the trustee company.
If any eligible employee later changes the location of their employment to an EU state other than the UK, and does so in such a way that they would not be an eligible employee in the way described above, then they will cease to be an eligible employee and will leave the scheme with a date of leaving of the day before the change in employment took place.