Should employees who normally work four 10-hour days stay on that schedule the week they take furlough leave or should the employees schedule be adjusted to eight hours each day?
Employees are limited to taking no more than 8 hours of furlough leave in a pay week. The employee must make up the difference of his shift by using annual leave, accrued comp-time, or by adjusting his schedule with the pre-approval of his supervisor. Ultimately management must ensure appropriate staffing levels and ensure that furloughs are taken as efficiently as possible. Each agency will develop policies to ensure that furloughs are taken in a manner that supports the continued operation of the agency. This answer may change at a later date based on additional information being sought from the Department of Labor.
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- Hourly employees will continue to be paid for days worked and will not be paid for the 5 days for which they take furlough leave without pay as indicated on their timesheets. How will my salary be calculated?
- Should employees who normally work four 10-hour days stay on that schedule the week they take furlough leave or should the employees schedule be adjusted to eight hours each day?
- May employees use furlough leave on a scheduled day off due to a compressed workweek schedule? For example: the employee normally works a 10-hour shift?
