Government urged to act on health service employment ruling
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A decision last week by the German employment court (BAG) to uphold a national law that clearly contradicts a European Court ruling on the "on-call" status of medical staff has been cautiously welcomed by the German Hospitals Association (DKG). The DKG believes that the ruling highlights the discrepancy between EU and German employment law and will force the government to finally resolve a dispute it has been keen to avoid.