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work rules

work rules is the plural of work rule.

Meaning of work rule

Noun

work rule (plural work rules)

  1. A stipulation in a contract that limits how managers may direct workers.
    • Although Rigoglioso paints the union as an outside third party which can arbitrarily impose workrules, the ultimate power of any union is with the people in the workplace.1994 October, Harneen Chernow, Andrea Demajewski, Herbst, “Understanding Unions, Class and Power”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about work rules

What is work rules the plural of?
Work rules is the plural of work rule.

Words near work rules in the dictionary

  1. work rage
  2. work release
  3. work releases
  4. work round
  5. work rule
  6. work rules
  7. work shadowing
  8. work shift
  9. work shifts
  10. work shoe
  11. work shoes

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