featherbedding

['feðə.bediŋ]

n. 额外雇工(指人为地增加雇员人数的做法)

词形变化：

动词过去式: featherbedded | 动词过去分词: featherbedded | 动词现在分词: featherbedding | 动词第三人称单数: featherbeds |

n.

滥雇工人

featherbedding

词形变化：

动词过去式: featherbedded | 动词过去分词: featherbedded | 动词现在分词: featherbedding | 动词第三人称单数: featherbeds |

featherbedding

名词 featherbedding:

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

动词 featherbed:

treat with excessive indulgence

同义词：pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

hire more workers than are necessary

同义词：featherbed

featherbedding

■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。

■To engage in or promote featherbedding.

实施或促进限产超雇

■labour featherbedding

工会强迫资方雇用多余劳动力

■Featherbedding provisions in labor contracts may result from the continuation of work rules that were once efficient but that have become obsolete because of changed technology.

有的劳动规则过去很有用，但由于技艺的改进，现已成为过时，然而现在劳动合同中仍延续使用这类规则，就成了额外雇工条款。

■nbsp][$nbsp]This federal agency was shut down for featherbedding.

联邦政府机关对闲职人员作了削减。