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overtime ban

overtime ban noun: a type of industrial action, in which the workers collectively refuse to work overtime.

Noun

overtime ban (plural overtime bans)

  1. (labour) A type of industrial action, in which the workers collectively refuse to work overtime.
    • Details of the new services were awaited eagerly, but, to the disappointment of travellers and students of timetables alike, the recent ban on overtime in the printing industry imposed such serious delays that it was impossible to publish Bradshaw by the required day, and the proprietors cancelled...1947 January and February, “Notes and News: A Month Without "Bradshaw"”, in Railway Magazine, page 56
    • We came to the table in good faith and, following productive negotiations, we are able to end the overtime ban.2023 June 28, Mel Holley, “Network News: "In this for the long haul": mandate for further strikes”, in RAIL, number 986, page 17

Forms of overtime ban

pluralovertime bans

Words formed from overtime ban

Questions about overtime ban

What does overtime ban mean?
Overtime ban means a type of industrial action, in which the workers collectively refuse to work overtime.
What part of speech is overtime ban?
Overtime ban is a noun.
What is the plural of overtime ban?
The plural of overtime ban is overtime bans.

Words near overtime ban in the dictionary

  1. overtilt
  2. overtilted
  3. overtilting
  4. overtilts
  5. overtime
  6. overtime ban
  7. overtime bans
  8. overtimed
  9. overtimer
  10. overtimers
  11. overtimes

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