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fur·lough (fûr'lō)  |
[Alteration of vorloffe, furlogh, from Dutch verlof, from Middle Dutch.]
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Permission to take a leave of absence from an organization for a specified period of time. A training furlough is an example in which an employee is granted permission.
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grant such leave of absence to.
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A furlough (pronounced /ˈfɜrloʊ/; from Dutch: "verlof") is a temporary leave of absence from employment, duty in the armed services, or from a prison term. It may be voluntary or involuntary.
Voluntary furloughs from employment or armed services are essentially a vacation (though those who take it may also pursue other activity). In some Commonwealth countries (such as Australia and New Zealand), furlough is an employee benefit known as long service leave.
Involuntary furloughs from employment may be mandated by employers. A furlough can also refer to time off based on a company-planned schedule. For example, with a "work 3 weeks, off 1 week" schedule, a company's workforce is divided into 4 groups. Each group, in turn, takes a week off on furlough while the remainder work. In other cases, a furlough is more like a temporary layoff, 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 furlough from prison may also be part of a work release program.
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Board members of various school districts as well as universities implemented "furlough days" in 2009. This made students pay the same rate, if not more for their education while providing fewer educational days by forcing professors to take the day off.
In California the State Employee Trades Council (SETC) voted to implement a mandatory two-day per month furlough policy for the staff and faculty of the CSU system [1]. The furloughs, intended to prevent layoffs, began in August 2009, and the agreement will remain in force until June 2011. The 10% cut may correct $275 million of the CSU's $564 million dollar budget deficit.
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| Translations: Furlough |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - orlov
v. tr. - give orlov
Nederlands (Dutch)
verlof, verlofbrief, verlof geven aan, tijdelijk naar huis sturen (van werk)
Français (French)
n. - (Mil) permission, (gén) congé
v. tr. - accorder un congé, accorder une permission, donner congé temporairement
Deutsch (German)
n. - Urlaub
v. - beurlauben
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ., μτφ.) κανονική άδεια (απουσίας)
v. - (στρατ., μτφ.) χορηγώ κανονική άδεια
Português (Portuguese)
n. - licença (f) (dada a um soldado) (Mil.)
v. - estar de licença (Mil.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - permiso, licencia
v. tr. - licenciar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - permission (mil.), permittering (amer.)
v. - ge permission, permittera
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
休假, 暂时解雇, 放假, 准假
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休假, 暫時解雇, 放假
v. tr. - 准假, 暫時解雇
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사가, 휴가, 일시해고
v. tr. - ~휴가를 주다
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) إجازة , إذن بالغياب (فعل) يمنح إجازة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חופשה מהשירות
v. tr. - העניק חופשה
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