work-to-rule

== English == === Alternative forms === work to rule (noun) === Etymology === Deverbal from work to rule. === Noun === work-to-rule (plural work-to-rules) 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. ==== Usage notes ==== A work-to-rule job action is a less severe form of labor protest than a strike, in which employees refuse to do any work. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === work-to-rule (not comparable) Of or pertaining to such a protest.