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    work to rule

    verb

    • 1. follow official working rules and hours exactly in order to reduce output and efficiency, especially as a form of industrial action.

    noun

    • 1. an instance or period of working to rule: "management urged cabin crew to call off their work to rule"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Work-to-ruleWork-to-rule - Wikipedia

    Work-to-rule (also known as an Italian strike, or a slowdown in US usage, called in Italian a Sciopero bianco meaning "white strike",) is a job action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract or job, and strictly follow time-consuming rules normally not enforced.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWORK-TO-RULE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WORK-TO-RULE definition: 1. a form of protest in which employees do exactly what is stated in their contracts, and nothing…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'work to rule' - Collins Online Dictionary

    If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › work-to-ruleWork-to-rule Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WORK-TO-RULE is the practice of working to the strictest interpretation of the rules as a job action.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › work-to-rulework-to-rule - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of work-to-rule noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAll content related to 'work-to-rule' - Collins Online Dictionary

    If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-superentry › work-to-ruleAll resources related to 'work to rule' - Collins Online...

    If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.