furloughed
Off work, unpaid
Furloughed describes someone temporarily released from duty or laid off from work, usually with the expectation of returning.
Government employees are furloughed during shutdowns; companies furlough workers during slow periods rather than firing them outright.
Half the staff was furloughed when funding ran out.
A furloughed soldier has been granted temporary leave.
Authorized absence, no salary
- leave of absenceAuthorized extended time off
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- benchedTaken out of action
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
idle · standby · inactive · reduced hours · zero hours · recall · return to work · job protection
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
restructuring · austerity · budget cuts · cost-cutting · workforce reduction · hiring freeze · shutdown · contraction
Sanctioned time away
- stand-downWithdrawal from combat readiness
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- off-dutyNot at work
deactivation · garrison · drawdown · rotation
Cessation of operations
- federal workersNational government employees
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- essential personnelStaff too vital to furlough
nonessential · back pay · recall · civil servants · public sector · TSA · federal employees · sequestration
State of being unsure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- limboState of uncertain waiting
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
financial strain · insecurity · displacement · disruption · instability · precarity · vulnerability · worried
unpaid leave
Authorized absence, no salary
- leave of absenceAuthorized extended time off
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- benchedTaken out of action
sidelined · idle · standby · inactive · reduced hours · zero hours · recall · return to work · job protection · staff reduction
recession
Prolonged economic decline
downsizing · restructuring · austerity · budget cuts · cost-cutting · workforce reduction · hiring freeze · shutdown · contraction · crisis
leave
Sanctioned time away
- stand-downWithdrawal from combat readiness
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
off-duty · deactivation · garrison · drawdown · rotation
shutdown
Cessation of operations
- federal workersNational government employees
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
essential personnel · nonessential · back pay · recall · civil servants · public sector · TSA · federal employees · sequestration
uncertainty
State of being unsure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- limboState of uncertain waiting
- waitingRemaining in expectation
stress · financial strain · insecurity · displacement · disruption · instability · precarity · vulnerability · worried · stalled
- unemploymentunemployment, unemployed, jobless, joblessness, unemployment rate
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- employment statushired, fired, employed, unemployed, retired
- job transitionjob search, unemployed, laid off, career change, interviewing
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, nonfunctional
- oustedfired, axed, sacked, canned, terminated
- furlough dayMandated unpaid absence
- furloughed workersEmployees on mandatory leave
- furlough payCompensation during mandatory leave