Amid the coronavirus pandemic that is impacting the whole world, a number of workers have experienced a furlough from work, but what does this mean?
According to Dictionary.com, a furlough is a temporary suspension or layoff from work, where the employer usually gets to return to their job when the furlough has ended. The employee are sometimes not be paid during a furlough and it can last for however long the employer desires.
In the past, employees have been furloughed during times of economic hardship like the 2018 government shut down or the 2008 recession. Some other businesses that operate during specific seasons such as landscapers and construction workers may experience a furlough more often than others. On Saturday, a number of prominent U.S. airlines wrote a letter to Congress stating that they will have to furlough employees unless a $58 million aid package is approved.
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