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furlough

temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer
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furlough

Summary

furlough ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,077 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • furlough is a type of leave of absence[2].
  • furlough is part of German labour law[3].
  • furlough is the opposite of paid time off[4].
  • furlough's has cause is recorded as recession[5].
  • furlough's has cause is recorded as government shutdowns in the United States[6].
  • furlough's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[7].
  • furlough's has characteristic is recorded as design requirement[8].
  • furlough's different from is recorded as termination of employment[9].
  • furlough's different from is recorded as vacation[10].
  • furlough's different from is recorded as military discharge[11].

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Definition and Type

furlough is a type of leave of absence[2]. furlough is the opposite of paid time off[4].

Use and Application

furlough is part of German labour law[3].

Why It Matters

furlough ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,077 views/month).[1] furlough has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] furlough is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Different from → termination of employment, vacation, military discharge
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → leave of absence
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560519405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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