featherbedding

feath·er·bed·ding  (fr-bdng)

n.

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.

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featherbedding [ˈfɛðəˌbɛdɪŋ]

n

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the practice of limiting production, duplicating work, or overmanning, esp in accordance with a union contract, in order to prevent redundancies or create jobs

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

featherbedding - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"