Brussels, 05/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has issued opinions accepting that Hungary, the Netherlands and UK will, on a temporary basis, slightly extend working time of doctors in training. The Commission has consulted the social partners, and the opinions underline that the average weekly working time for doctors in training still cannot exceed 52 hours, including on-call at the work place, and that the temporary extension will last until 31 July 2011.
In a press release, the...