"work to rule" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 按章工作
• 按章操作

Definition

員工以嚴格遵守公司所有規章制度來抗議，通常導致工作速度變慢。這是在不正式罷工下對管理層施壓的一種方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Work to rule」多用於勞資爭議或新聞語境，與罷工不同。員工並未完全停工，而是拒絕所有非必要的職責，以突顯平時的額外投入。

Examples

The workers decided to work to rule after the company refused to negotiate.

公司拒絕談判後，員工決定**按章工作**。

When employees work to rule, productivity often drops significantly.

員工**按章操作**時，生產力通常會顯著下降。

They began to work to rule to protest unsafe conditions.

為了抗議危險的工作環境，他們開始**按章工作**。

During the dispute, the train drivers chose to work to rule instead of striking.

爭議期間，火車司機選擇**按章工作**而不是罷工。

If everyone started to work to rule, the company would notice how much extra people usually do.

如果大家都開始**按章工作**，公司會注意到平時大家做了多少額外的事。

Management was surprised by how effective the work to rule protest was.

管理層對**按章工作**抗議的有效性感到驚訝。