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Definitions of featherbedding in various dictionaries:
noun - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
verb - treat with excessive indulgence
verb - hire more workers than are necessary
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The practice of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are needed or to limit their production in keeping with a safety regulation or union rule. |
bFeatherbeddingb is the practice of hiring more workers than are needed to perform a given job, or to adopt work procedures which appear pointless, complex and time-consuming merely to employ additional workers. |
the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required |
the practice of employing more workers than necessary: |
Featherbedding description |
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Featherbedding is the practice of hiring more workers than are needed to perform a given job, or to adopt work procedures which appear pointless, complex and time-consuming merely to employ additional workers. The term "make-work" is sometimes used as a synonym for featherbedding. * The term "featherbedding" is usually used by management to describe behaviors and rules sought by workers. The term may equally apply to mid- and upper-level management, particularly in regard to top-heavy and "bloated" levels of middle- and upper-level management. Featherbedding has also been occasionally used to describe rent-seeking behavior by corporations in response to economic regulation.* |