overtime ban

No additional shifts

An overtime ban is a form of industrial action in which workers collectively refuse to work hours beyond their standard contracted time.

Unlike a full strike, employees continue their regular duties but decline extra shifts or extended hours, reducing productivity while maintaining basic pay: The nurses' overtime ban led to cancelled surgeries.

It's a pressure tactic that disrupts operations without the financial sacrifice of a complete walkout.

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labor action intensity

overtime banstrike

Forceful impact or stoppage

walkout · wildcat strike · work-to-rule · business as usual · work stoppage

work availability

overtime banmandatory overtime

Required work beyond standard hours

voluntary overtime · forced overtime · flexible scheduling

labor-management relations

overtime bancollective agreement

Negotiated terms between workers and employer

labor peace · partnership agreement

Family

overtime, over, time, times, timed, timing, timer, timely, untimely

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