workrule

noun
UK /ˈwɜːk.ruːl/
US /ˈwɝːk.ruːl/

A workrule is a rule that tells people how to do their job.

The new workrule says everyone must wear a name tag.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A fixed habit or pattern of working.

Checking email first thing is his personal workrule.

3. A condition in a labor agreement about how work is done.

The union added a workrule about break times.

4. A setting in a computer system that controls how a task runs.

The software workrule sends a reminder every Friday.