Furlough (disambiguation)
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A furlough in the United States is a temporary layoff.
A furlough may also be
- a temporary leave of absence
- from employment
- leave of absence
- annual leave
- long service leave
- 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 four groups. Each group, in turn, takes a week off on furlough while the remainder work.
- from missionary work
- from duty in the armed services
- from a prison term
- from employment
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