University of New Orleans will furlough some employees [Video]

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved a request from the University of New Orleans for furloughs for the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year. According to UNO, the furloughs are necessary to help address the budget deficit the school is facing. The furloughs will impact all classified and unclassified employees making more than $30,000. Employees earning $100,000 or more will be required to take at least three furlough days each pay period, which is every two weeks. According to UNO, the amount of unpaid leave will be determined based on an employee’s salary. A spokesperson for UNO confirmed that the higher the employee’s salary, the more unpaid time will be required. University officials say the plan will save them about $1.7 million, though they admit this is far short of their $10 million budget deficit.The furloughs come after the university announced layoffs at the end of last …