work to rule

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To work slowly by strictly following all work rules, usually in a work-to-rule job action, as part of unionized labor protest
a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace
Such a labor protest
Of or pertaining to 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

Disgruntled by chronic staff shortages, doctors threatened a “work-to-rule” action at the East London Hospital Complex by the end of this week.

a situation in which people in a particular job refuse to do any additional work as a protest strike work to rule work (32)
work to rule