Posted on: Friday, June 19, 2009
Furlough plan
Advertiser Staff
Gov. Linda Lingle has ordered state workers to take three furlough days a month for the next two years to save the state $688 million during a recession. Some of the details announced yesterday:
Furloughs apply to 15,600 state workers in 16 state departments and the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor.
Most of the state department offices will close on three Fridays a month.
Several state offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Claims Office, the Workforce Development Office and the Benefit Employment and Support Services Office, will extend hours during furlough weeks. Other offices will modify furlough days during busy times, such as the state Department of Taxation when tax returns are due.
Furlough days will be staggered in several departments, including the governor's office, the state Department of Defense and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, which will retain current office hours.
Furlough days also will be staggered for departments and divisions that operate outside regular business hours, such as Civil Defense, and the highways, airports and harbors divisions.
Furlough plans are still being developed for departments with around-the-clock operations, such as state prisons, the Hawai'i State Hospital and the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility.
Source: Gov. Lingle's office. More details available at www.hawaii.gov/gov.
