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Originally Posted by Caz
So how would this "marriage gratuity" affect women in the long term? EG pensions.
If they chose to work after marriage, were there any downsides?
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I don't know what year the practice of
having to finish work ended.
The gratuity was a 'left over' remnant of that.
Until 1977 any woman whose chose to take the gratuity on marriage lost her pension earned to that date, but could carry on working.
There were no other 'downsides' to it - you could start earning pension rights again after marriage, but you probably wouldn't be able to fit in a full 40 years worth to get the maximum.