Betekenis van work-to-rule In het Nederlands

• 0 a form of protest in which employees do exactly what is stated in their contracts, and nothing more, in order to slow down production :

  • A work-to-rule is seen as a way to protest against low pay or bad working conditions.

• 1 to arrange and perform a work-to-rule:

  • So far, the refuse collectors have not resorted to a strike but are working to rule.

• 2 a situation in which employees only do as much work as their contracts say they must do, as a way of showing that they are unhappy about pay, conditions, etc., but do not strike (= stop working completely):

  • On Thursday the airline had to charter 10 aircraft to counter industrial action by its pilots, who are on a work-to-rule.