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Doctors say they are overworked if 'on-call' time is not considered as working time (Photo: Wikipedia)

Commission told to respond in sensitive working time case

The EU ombudsman has criticised the European commission for not dealing with a citizen's complaint concerning the implementation of working time rules for doctors, a sensitive issue in several member states.

The case is almost six years old and concerns a German doctor who complained to the commission that Germany was breaching an EU directive on working time, particularly regarding doctors and their time spent on call.

The complainant argued that Germany was not respecting EU jur...

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Doctors say they are overworked if 'on-call' time is not considered as working time (Photo: Wikipedia)

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