work-to-rule strike

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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-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 — A form of industrial action in which employees pay a slavish obedience to employers regulations in order to dislocate working procedures, without resorting to a strike A work to rule usually involves an overtime ban …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Strike action — Female tailors on strike. New York City, February, 1910 …   Wikipedia

• strike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hit, smite, beat, thump; give, deliver, deal; affect, touch, impress, occur to; blast; lower, take down; collide, bump; conclude, agree upon; attack; collide; walk out, quit, rebel, cancel; print. See …   English dictionary for students

• work — ▪ I. work work 1 [wɜːk ǁ wɜːrk] verb 1. [intransitive] to do a job that you are paid for: • Harry is 78 and still working. • Most of the people I went to school with work in factories. work for • David works for a broadcasting company …   Financial and business terms

• rule */*/*/ — I UK [ruːl] / US [rul] noun Word forms rule : singular rule plural rules 1) [countable] a statement explaining what someone can or cannot do in a particular system, game, or situation We need new club rules before we start looking for more… …   English dictionary

• Rule of St. Benedict — • Lengthy article on the text of the Rule and its composition, some analysis, and practical application Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rule of St. Benedict     Rule of St. Benedict …   Catholic encyclopedia

• strike — See exercise price See exercise price NYSE Euronext Glossary * * * ▪ I. strike strike 1 [straɪk] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a period of time during which a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay,… …   Financial and business terms

• Rule in Allhusen v Whittell — The rule in Allhusen v Whitell (1867) LR 4 Eq 295 is a rule of equity which requires the trustee of a trust to strike a fair balance between the beneficiaries who are tenants for life and those who are remaindermen in respect of payment of the… …   Wikipedia