[waffle_ss]

Furlough would've been a more accurate word.

[SilasX]

IIRC, "layoff" originally meant the same thing as "furlough" until it became a euphemism for "terminated due to failing business" or just "terminated".

[selimthegrim]

It still can

[capableweb]

I always thought furlough was an US-specific thing, Norwegian Air is based in Norway.