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Title: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: Ellenson Guerrero on April 09, 2020, 06:35:03 PM
Some way to live out cura personalis.... https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/04/08/marquette-university-to-furlough-some-staff-to.html
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on April 09, 2020, 06:44:32 PM
Some way to live out cura personalis.... https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/04/08/marquette-university-to-furlough-some-staff-to.html
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Hard to pay people who can’t work.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: Ellenson Guerrero on April 09, 2020, 07:39:40 PM
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Hard to pay people who can’t work.

Easier when you have a $700 million endowment.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: warriorchick on April 09, 2020, 07:44:58 PM
Easier when you have a $700 million endowment.

The workers are keeping all of their benefits.

With enhanced unemployment their loss of wages will be minimal.

And endowments by definition can only be spent on specific things as indicated by the donors.  The university can't just give the money out whomever they please.


It would be fiscally irresponsible for Marquette not to furlough people who are literally unable to perform their jobs right now.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: tower912 on April 09, 2020, 08:10:54 PM
Early adopters.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: Coleman on April 10, 2020, 10:23:52 AM
Sucks for people who are impacted, but that's what the bigger unemployment benefits are for.

The jobs will be waiting for them when this is over, and if they still have insurance, its not the end of the world.

MU has gotta manage its finances responsibly. Hard to take issue with this.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: Macallan 18 on April 10, 2020, 11:16:06 AM
Refunding a half semester’s worth of room and board costs combined with other lost revenues and additional expenses related to the pandemic has resulted in an immediate short-term financial shortfall of approximately $15 million.

All furloughed employees will retain their current medical, dental and vision insurance, and Marquette will pay both the employer and employee portions of their insurance premiums during the temporary furloughs. In addition, tuition remission benefits, and vacation time and sick leave accruals will continue while employees are temporarily furloughed.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 10, 2020, 11:30:51 AM
Furlough and keeping insurance, plus unemployment income?  Over the summer?

Sign me up.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 10, 2020, 11:32:08 AM
What else can they really do?
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: GB Warrior on April 10, 2020, 12:09:14 PM
Sadly the right thing to do. But benefits continue, and as Ziggy mentioned - this means they can file for unemployment when it's most advantageous.

Any word on what areas these employees are coming from? I can speculate based on peripheral services I know are shut down.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on April 10, 2020, 12:26:44 PM
Sadly the right thing to do. But benefits continue, and as Ziggy mentioned - this means they can file for unemployment when it's most advantageous.

Any word on what areas these employees are coming from? I can speculate based on peripheral services I know are shut down.


If they can't do their work from home, you are probably talking about housekeeping, some building maintenance, administrative assistant types, etc.  I would guess 90% are hourly.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: Mr. Nielsen on April 10, 2020, 12:43:06 PM


Any word on what areas these employees are coming from?

A good chunk will be coming from the Dental School.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: real chili 83 on April 12, 2020, 11:18:40 AM
Some way to live out cura personalis.... https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/04/08/marquette-university-to-furlough-some-staff-to.html

What color is the sky in your world?
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: wadesworld on April 12, 2020, 11:45:18 AM
What color is the sky in your world?

Depends on the day/weather/time of day from my perspective. I know there a scientific answer to that question, but I promise you my eyes sometimes see blue, sometimes white and blue, sometimes grey, sometimes almost black with some white dots.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: 4everwarriors on April 12, 2020, 11:51:28 AM
A good chunk will be coming from the Dental School



Maebee eye should cancel lunch plans four tomorrow, hey?
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: rocket surgeon on April 12, 2020, 07:05:51 PM
A good chunk will be coming from the Dental School.

kinda hard to do a root canal from 6 foot away
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: rocket surgeon on April 12, 2020, 08:20:05 PM
     
     speaking of "furloughs"  i don't believe any of the senior dental students were able to take their boards before the lockdown-that has got to be a nuclear bummer!!  many had their patients lines up and pooof!  i wonder how that's going to play into student loans, tuition, keeping their skills up etc. 

    remember, all of these young adults haven't been doing dentistry but for a couple of years.  a little different than riding a bike

 there are going to be a lot of dental offices looking to fill some positions and were counting on many of these new grads.  gonna be a lot of "free agents" in an advantageous position.  general practice residencies with voids
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: Mr. Nielsen on April 13, 2020, 08:15:35 AM
kinda hard to do a root canal from 6 foot away
True. Yet, there is a good chunk of staff that doesn't even deal with patient care.
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: 4everwarriors on April 13, 2020, 08:26:51 AM
     
     speaking of "furloughs"  i don't believe any of the senior dental students were able to take their boards before the lockdown-that has got to be a nuclear bummer!!  many had their patients lines up and pooof!  i wonder how that's going to play into student loans, tuition, keeping their skills up etc. 

    remember, all of these young adults haven't been doing dentistry but for a couple of years.  a little different than riding a bike

 there are going to be a lot of dental offices looking to fill some positions and were counting on many of these new grads.  gonna be a lot of "free agents" in an advantageous position.  general practice residencies with voids



Actually, board exams were completed March 7 & 8. So, that is out of the way, thankfully, for those who passed, hey?
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: rocket surgeon on April 13, 2020, 12:14:48 PM


Actually, board exams were completed March 7 & 8. So, that is out of the way, thankfully, for those who passed, hey?

i'm pretty sure minnesota just missed
Title: Re: MU to Furlough 250 Employees
Post by: keefe on April 16, 2020, 08:59:35 AM
i'm pretty sure minnesota just missed

G Man

Is it more comfortable to perform a root canal in boxers or briefs?