Sentence examples for take furlough from inspiring English sources

Aldermen and other elected city officials — the mayor, clerk and treasurer — are not obligated to take furlough days.

A handful of states have sacked workers; many more have frozen hiring or are asking workers to take furlough (compulsory unpaid leave).

The senators will take furlough days before July 1 to help close a gap of more than $2 billion in the state's current budget, a spokesman said.

As a result, two thousand U.C. staff members will lose their jobs, and the remaining staff and faculty were asked to take furlough days amounting to pay cuts of four to ten per cent.

Most schools cannot afford to run a full year, with roughly two-third cancelling 10-30 days every year and requiring teachers to take "furlough" days to make budget.

And, for those city employees who have kept their jobs, working conditions have worsened: Dorothy has lost about $300 a month through having to take furlough days, she hasn't had a cost-of-living pay increase since early in 2008, and the union has agreed to forgo such payrises until at least 2012.

Even employees forced to take furloughs seemed unconcerned about being laid off.

Prior to the shoot-out Sunday, Sheinbein had been eligible to take furloughs from the prison.

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

Last month the museum laid off 8 of its 41-person staff and required all staff members to take furloughs over the next two months.

Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, has ordered 5,000 executive branch workers to take furloughs, too, a move estimated to save $4.5 million.