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Yes but they will tank their future pension payments, and current pay raises. So there is a cost for those that do. If you're unemployed it doesn't matter much though.

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Because pension only comes out of your private salary, as opposed to the public stipend?

You'll still have your base pension, but that isn't enough. Most employers do a x% private pension fund payment on top of the salary.

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