featherbedding
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
en-US/ˈfɛðɚˌbɛdɪŋ/
en-GB/ˈfɛðəbɛdɪŋ/
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