work-to-rule
/ˌwɜːktəˈruːl/ noun [C, usually singular] UK (US work-to-contract)Definition
› WORKPLACE 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.
(Definition of work-to-rule noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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