furloughs

1. June 3, 2020

   New policy governs short-term furloughs and reduced hours

   U-M is creating a policy for short-term layoffs and reductions in hours to meet temporary budget or operational needs, allowing units to take temporary actions, if needed, without eliminating positions.

2. May 5, 2020

   Job cuts, other steps part of Michigan Medicine economic recovery plan

   Michigan Medicine will undertake an economic recovery plan that includes furloughs or layoffs for hundreds of employees as well as other measures to cover hundreds of millions of dollars in projected losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. April 22, 2020

   Details about voluntary furloughs and reduction in hours

   Learn more about the voluntary furlough and reduction-in-hours programs for staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Requests to participate must be made between April 27 and May 8.

4. April 20, 2020

   U-M imposes hiring, salary freezes in face of expected shortfall

   U-M will freeze hiring, and employees’ base salaries will not increase through the end of the 2020-21 budget year, as it works to preserve financial resources in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.