featherbedding是什么意思？

featherbedding

英['feðəˌbedɪŋ] 美['feðəˌbedɪŋ]

• n. 额外雇工（指人为地增加雇员人数的做法），虚雇员工；

例句

• Featherbedding will certainly increase unit costs and, in the general case, prices too. 一般情况下, 超额雇工肯定将增加单位成本, 并将提高价格.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required