English Dictionary

work-to-rule

名詞

A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.

日本語の意味

規則通りに、必要最低限の作業だけを遂行する労働抗議活動。従業員が安全規定などの既定のルールを文字通りに守ることで、業務のペースを落とし、労働条件の改善を求める行為

The union announced a work-to-rule for next week to protest unsafe staffing levels, slowing operations by following every rule to the letter.

組合は来週、従業員が職場の規則に従って必要最低限の業務だけを行うことで人員不足の危険性に抗議すると発表し、その結果すべての規則を厳密に守るため業務が停滞した。

意味（1）

A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.

work-to-rules （ plural ）