More and more workers are getting furloughed. Here's what that means
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Google searches for, "What does furlough mean?" are up more than 5,000% over the last 30 days.Empty desks and chairs in a high key cafeteria room with no people during corona virus pandemic.Samantha Costanza was furloughed in March by her company, which designs merchandise for Broadway shows, all of which are now"I had not heard of the term 'furlough' before, and assumed it had an equal meaning to 'laid off,'" said Costanza, 25.
Basically, a furlough is defined as a temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole. These involuntary furloughs may be short or long term, and many of those affected may seek other temporary employment during that time.
, a professor at San Francisco State University who studies furloughs. "In the employment context, it's an offshoot of an old railroad and airline term for a time period without work," he added., assistant professor of management at the University at Albany. The 2013 shutdown, she said, led to 850,000 federal workers being furloughed.a mandatory, temporary unpaid leave of absence
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