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to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly
to be proportionate to
to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as
この規則に準じて手続きを進めてください。
Please proceed with the procedure according to this rule.
正社員に準じる待遇が保証されている。
Treatment equivalent to regular employees is guaranteed.
契約社員にも正社員に準じる福利厚生が適用される。
Contract employees also receive benefits comparable to regular employees.