By Riley Morningstar

Courtesy The Journal

rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com

CLEMSON — More than 3,000 Clemson University employees will be required to take days off with no pay due to a mandatory furlough program beginning next month that will save the school more than $8 million.

The largest employer in Pickens County, the school announced furloughs will begin Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, affecting those making an annual salary of $50,000 or more. Clemson has not approached the state for permission for a workforce reduction.

“This action is in addition to the University’s ongoing hiring freeze and other cost-reduction measures that have been taken in recent months to

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