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work-to-ˈrule N no pl esp Brit

work-to-rule

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to work to rule

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Refusal to work overtime, travel on duty or sign up to other tasks requiring employee assent are other manifestations of using work-to-rule as industrial action. en.wikipedia.org

Since public workers were prohibited to strike, they carried out work-to-rule protests that caused trains to be delayed. en.wikipedia.org

In an e-mail to staff, the union urged teachers to end the work-to-rule action. globalnews.ca

Sometimes work-to-rule can be considered by employers as malicious compliance as they pursue legal action against workers. en.wikipedia.org

Teachers have been in their classrooms focused on instructing their students since work-to-rule began. www.localxpress.ca

It is a kind of begrudging acknowledgement of the caregivers' professional obligations, a work-to-rule charade, critics allege. www.thestar.com

After a series of acrimonious meetings, negotiations broke down and the association entered a work-to-rule campaign by refusing to patrol or hand out fines. en.wikipedia.org

Practising for the play would require extracurricular activity from teachers that would go beyond the work-to-rule directive. www.localxpress.ca

Slowdowns are related to but can be distinguished from work-to-rule, another action in which workers refuse to perform more than their required duties. en.wikipedia.org

Other tactics include go-slow, sabotage, work-to-rule, sit-in or en-masse not reporting to work. en.wikipedia.org

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