Question:  How do I record furlough days on my timesheet?

Answer: The Personnel Cabinet has provided us with a numeric code of “922” to account for furlough leave. For example, on the Sept. 1-15, 2010 timesheet, you will place 7.50 hours in the “other” leave column and indicate 922 at the bottom of the column. 

Question:  Will my state paid benefits continue? 

Answer: Furlough days will not disrupt health insurance, life insurance and retirement benefits

Question:  Will federally and grant-funded employees be furloughed?

Answer: The Personnel cabinet has indicated that all individuals working in state executive branch agencies will have their hours reduced by furloughs regardless of funding sources. This includes FFTL employees, contractors, interim employees, co-ops or scholarship positions, and other grant-funded positions.

Question:  How will furlough days be calculated on our paychecks?

Answer: Furlough leave will be calculated in the following manner: The semi-monthly salary will be divided by the number of standard hours in the pay period. For salaried employees, the  payroll system will calculate the value of the 922 Furlough leave by dividing the semi-monthly salary by the standard number of hours in the pay period (based upon a Monday-Friday regular workweek). 

1)   The resulting hourly figure will be used to determine the value of the furlough leave. 

For example, if Jim Smith wants to know how much the gross value of the furlough leave is for the September 3 furlough, he would take his semi-monthly salary (for example $2000.00) and divide it by the number of hours in the pay period (based upon the standard schedule):  82.5 for a 37.5 hour/week employee in the 09/1-15/2010 pay period.  $2000.00/82.5 = 24.242424.  If Jim is furloughed a 7.5 hour/day, his furlough day value would be $181.82 (7.5 X 24.242424, rounded).  The $181.82 is subtracted from $2000.00 which equals $1818.18

2)   The new semi-monthly salary is the starting point to determine the net (take home) pay. How an employee’s net pay will be affected depends upon many factors, including the possible effect of the pay reduction on taxation, the number and frequency of deductions and other items.