Convicted Bomber To Receive Army Service Pension

[agchristie]

Served his time but do you think he should receive his pension at 60?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/650193/IRA-bomber-British-soldier-state-funded-armed-service-pension

[Gromit]

Jackthehat,
Employment and pension are a contract between the employee and employer.
Unless there is something in writing to the effect that the pension is voided if the employee misbehaves, then they have to pay it. Though the OP seems to think there is such a clause, so why is it not being invoked in this case?

[agchristie]

Gromit > so why is it not being invoked in this case?

I cannot find any answer to this.

[Hypognosis]

@Prudie
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Absolutely not and I'm surprised he is. One usually loses all pension when dismissed for gross misconduct.
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"Usually"? By all means expand on that point.

Dismissal, gross misconduct, "usually" results in a preserved pension. This is because the pension is "deferred salary".

People who begrudge Civil Service "gold plated" pensions never appear to appreciate this aspect.

So, all the work they accrued prior to being "naughty", is paid, decades after it was carried out. Fairness dictates that they not be robbed. Leaving them penniless, at an age too advanced to return to work would be exceedingly vindictive.

Forfeiture is the rare case and, in cases of Treason I see it as reasonable *as a deterrent*.

The actuality of it is that you only create another street beggar and the state ends up having to pay to scrape their corpse off the street and arrange the funeral.