Sentence examples for a rigid work from inspiring English sources

He maintains a rigid work discipline, travelling from his Knightsbridge home to start writing in his office at 10am.

Striking a blow against Germany's rigid work rules, Volkswagen reached an agreement today with the country's biggest labor union that should permit VW to demand longer workweeks and higher productivity.

And the car has been built in a social setting of petty corruption, rigid work practices, clientelistic politics and the demand for favours.

The thugs were from the powerful STIC union, and they were telling Davila that it was a bad idea for his Cadena Mexicana de Exhibicin – Cinemex — to hire from a progressive upstart union that had less rigid work rules.

She also takes issue with the rigid work habits still enforced by many employers -- such as a 9-to-5 schedule and a requirement to show up at an office -- which seem outdated with the advent of 24/7 connectivity.

Poland stands out in Europe for having particularly rigid work arrangements in terms of low part-time employment and inflexibility of working hours (Table  1).

We were not tied to the more rigid work that's associated with packaged goods".

Largely because of rigid work rules and high taxes, job growth has consistently lagged behind economic growth.

In the postwar years, labor unions became greedy and rewarded themselves with feather-bedding and rigid work rules — turning much of the public against them.

"And if you look at union contracts and their rigid work rules, there is no incentive for employers to embrace unions either".

To shake loose the country's hidebound labor market, Mr. Hartz went after its rigid work rules, implacable labor unions and, most controversially, its generous unemployment compensation, which makes life on the dole a reasonable alternative for millions of Germans.