work rules
Job conduct standards
Work rules are the formal policies governing employee conduct, duties, and conditions in a workplace.
They cover everything from attendance and dress codes to safety procedures and break times.
Unions often negotiate work rules as part of collective bargaining: Management wanted to change work rules to allow more flexible scheduling.
Overly rigid work rules can reduce efficiency; too few can leave workers unprotected.
- time clockShift tracking device
- nine to fiveStandard workday timeframe
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
- labor lawsStatutes governing workplace conditions
- emergency proceduresPredetermined crisis response steps
union agreements · disciplinary actions · standard operating procedures · anti-discrimination policies · employee handbook · dress code · whistleblower protections · workflow management · job description · hiring practices · chain of command · featherbedding · harassment policy · union representation · privacy policies · collective bargaining · performance metrics · shop floor
- industrial managementassembly line, mass production, factory floor, production line, division of labor
- labor contractsbargaining, clause, seniority, grievance, dues
- workplace disciplinedisciplinary action, disciplinary hearing, disciplinary record, disciplinary review, corrective action
- union contractsunion contract, labor agreement, wage agreement, seniority, grievance procedure
- union rulesgrievance procedure, union shop, closed shop, open shop, fair share
- workplace policiescode of conduct, ethics, policies, workplace policy, HR policies
work rulesoffice culture
Shared workplace behavioral norms
gentleman's agreements · social conventions · oral traditions