featherbedding

featherbedding

1. 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。

2. To engage in or promote featherbedding.

实施或促进限产超雇

3. labour featherbedding

工会强迫资方雇用多余劳动力

4. 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。

5. 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。