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To work slowly by strictly following all work rules, usually in a work-to-rule job action, as part of unionized labor protest.
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Work-to-rule — is an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace, and follow safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown rather than to serve their purpose. This is considered… … Wikipedia
work-to-rule — ˌwork to ˈrule , ˌwork to ˈcontract noun [singular] HUMAN RESOURCES an occasion when people protest about a situation at work by doing their job less quickly or effectively, but without breaking their employer s rules or the terms of their… … Financial and business terms
work product rule — n. A rule protecting work product from discovery. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. work product rule A legal doctrine that provides tha … Law dictionary
work-to-rule — n [singular] a situation in which people in a particular job refuse to do any additional work as a protest →↑strike →work to rule at ↑work1 (32) … Dictionary of contemporary English
work–to–rule — n: the practice of working to the strictest interpretation of the rules as a job action Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
work-to-rule — noun singular a situation in which workers protest by doing only the exact work that their contract says they must do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
work to rule — ► work to rule chiefly Brit. follow official working rules and hours exactly in order to reduce output and efficiency, as a form of industrial action. Main Entry: ↑work … English terms dictionary
work to rule — Employees performing their duties strictly to the letter of their contract (that is, refusing to take on any additional duties), the aim being to slow down production or otherwise disrupt the employer s business. Practical Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
work-to-rule — Employees performing their duties strictly to the letter of their contract (that is, refusing to take on any additional duties), the aim being to slow down production or otherwise disrupt the employer s business. Practical Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
work to rule — noun a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace • Hypernyms: ↑job action * * * work to rule (of workers) to observe all the regulations scrupulously for the express… … Useful english dictionary
work-to-rule — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ noun chiefly Britain : the practice of working according to the strictest interpretation of the rules so as to slow down production and force employers to comply with demands • work to rule intransitive verb, chiefly Britain * *… … Useful english dictionary
