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Can someone educate me what exactly is the difference between furlough and layoff?
by tanilama 6y ago
Can someone educate me what exactly is the difference between furlough and layoff?
- noahmbarr 6y agofurlough = leave without pay, often company continues paying for benefits. Sometimes for indefinite period of time. lay-off = terminating employment relationship.
- BoorishBears 6y agoA furlough is a temporary layoff Main difference is a furlough means your job might come back, and usually you keep benefits like insurance. Furlough also allows access to unemployment benefits, since you're still not getting paid
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y agoA layoff is permanent, and even if the position is reinstated, you have no claim to get your old job back. A furlough is meant to be temporary and some benefits may contain to be paid out. If the company starts bringing people back in, those on furlough will be rehired first if still available. That said, if the company doesn't recover fast enough or goes under entirely, there's no difference in practice.
- throw_m239339 6y agoSeems like some employees getting furlough can keep some benefits such as health insurance?
- olliej 6y agoas I understand it the big thing is retaining benefits - not that it matters if you can't pay rent. But given the US healthcare system, getting any ailment without coverage is more or less guaranteed to bankrupt you, so furlough is better than nothing I guess?