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MargaretR · 18-04-2009, 20:26

The Civil Service used to have a policy whereby a woman had to cease work on marriage.
I don't know when this practice ended, but when I started work in 1959, there was an option still availabe to women - ie the option to take a Marriage Gratuity and resign, or stay at work as a married woman.
This option was eventually withdrawn in 1977

18-04-2009, 20:26	#2
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 517 times Rep Power: 29209	Re: Your thoughts on this please. The Civil Service used to have a policy whereby a woman had to cease work on marriage. I don't know when this practice ended, but when I started work in 1959, there was an option still availabe to women - ie the option to take a Marriage Gratuity and resign, or stay at work as a married woman. This option was eventually withdrawn in 1977 __________________