Bruins Announce Temporary Leave, Salary Reductions Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Nearly 70 full-time employees will "be placed on temporary leave, receiving one week of paid leave and eight weeks of full benefits."

The Bruins announced a slate of "temporary business stabilization measures," on Wednesday, including a temporary leave and pay reduction plan as the NHL's coronavirus suspension enters its third week. 

"Effective April 1, 2020, 68 of our full-time salaried associates will be placed on temporary leave, receiving one week of paid leave and eight weeks of full benefits," the Bruins said in a team statement on Wednesday. "Additionally, as of April 1, 2020, 82 of our full-time salaried associates will receive an indefinite salary reduction."

The Bruins said the pay cuts and leave measures are "intended to be temporary."

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The team's move comes one day after TD Garden reportedly laid off hundreds of part-time ushers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, per the Boston Globe. 

The NHL officially suspended its season on March 12, and the league has not announced a potential return date. The Canadiens announced on Tuesday that the organization will temporarily layoff 60% of its employees due to the pandemic. 

There are more than 431,100 confirmed cases of the coronavirus globally across at least 168 countries.