furlough

Yeah. That was an easy ride, let me tell you. Work programs, weekend furloughs. Not like here.

So if you're working in an office boiling with dread about layoffs, furloughs, or company's health, start by altering your own mood.

The furloughs Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay instituted two years ago affected all city employees, including him.

With no budget in place and not enough cash to pay all the bills, California's governor has enacted work furloughs on three Fridays a month.

In a society known for competitive individualism, pay cuts and furloughs are calling forth a spirit of collectivism.

The furloughs will also bring to a halt certification of new products by aerospace companies, according to Reuters.

Slay says furloughs could return if the economy does not improve, but Beth Nelson is hopeful.

In the private sector during previous recessions, furloughs were associated with large manufacturers.

He was preparing for more furloughs when the Cardinals made a comeback in the final weeks of the regular season.

In Detroit, Mr Bing is urging unions to take furloughs and reduce health costs for new hires, among other concessions.

Governor Schwarzenegger initially ordered furloughs on just two Fridays a month.

Furloughs have already affected hundreds of thousands of workers -- more than 200, 000 in California alone.

Whenever the funding is slashed, employees' unpaid furloughs will be increased.

Furloughs of government workers take effect in coming weeks.

Some employers forbid employees to do anything even work related on their furloughs , such as checking voicemail or BlackBerrys.

Pay cuts, furloughs, layoffs all around, and there you are, still in your cubicle, working longer hours than ever.

Others have been given extended furloughs by their employers because there is little work for them.

Now the pilot furloughs will start after Labor Day.