释义 |
featherbedding \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: from gerund of featherbed (II) : the requiring of an employer usually under a union rule or by safety statute to pay more employees than are needed for a particular operation or to pay full wages for nonproductive labor or unnecessary or duplicating jobs or made-work or for output artificially restricted below normal working capacity |