The number of furloughed state employees is growing. Georgia's budget crunch means furloughs for more than 6,000 workers at the State Department of Corrections.
Those employees will have to take a day off with out pay in March, April, May and June. It's part of a plan the department submitted to Governor Perdue last year. His office recently approved it. Kristen Stancil is a Corrections spokesperson.
"We were asked to cut six percent of our budget and this is one of the things that we decided to do. We've cut in other areas and this is one of the extra things we felt we needed to do to help get to that six percent that he requested we cut."
The furloughs could cut up to $4.5 million from Corrections Department's budget. Not all department staff will have to take four days. Security staff will only take two because of safety concerns.
Corrections is just one state department furloughing workers. At least five others have been doing the same.
Those employees will have to take a day off with out pay in March, April, May and June. It's part of a plan the department submitted to Governor Perdue last year. His office recently approved it. Kristen Stancil is a Corrections spokesperson.
"We were asked to cut six percent of our budget and this is one of the things that we decided to do. We've cut in other areas and this is one of the extra things we felt we needed to do to help get to that six percent that he requested we cut."
The furloughs could cut up to $4.5 million from Corrections Department's budget. Not all department staff will have to take four days. Security staff will only take two because of safety concerns.
Corrections is just one state department furloughing workers. At least five others have been doing the same.
