List of utensils initially taken by workers (4)
I believe the answer is:
menu
'list' is the definition.
(list of dishes)
'utensils initially taken by workers' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'taken by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'workers' becomes 'men' (men can mean staff or employees).
The first letter of 'utensils' is 'u'.
'u' after 'men' is 'MENU'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for menu that I've seen before include "Choice of dishes" , "choice of food" , "list of available courses" , "List of available food and drink" , "List of fare" .)