Hello friends
Would the laws regarding work hours limitation be applicable to employees only or same would be applicable for consultants too?
A close friend of mine is working as a consultant doctor. They have a six day week, with one of the days being a half day (5hrs). Now her health centre has decided to increase their working hours as below:
i) if working on sat sun, works hours : 10 am to 9pm (no O.T.)
ii) if working on public holiday, work hours : 10am to 9pm (no O.T.)
iii) also, every consultant has to work the 10am to 9pm duration once a week (apart from sat/sun).
iv) OT and comp offs that were awarded earlier for (i) and (ii) resp., have been withdrawn.
The health centre does not provide any kind of transportation to female employees nor consultants who work beyond 7pm.
This management decision has left many of them disheartened. They really are left with no time for family, especially married women... :'(
Then again, if one calculates, each consultant/employed doctor is working for anything between 53 to 56 hours per week wiothout any o.t. or comp. offs.
Is this appropriate treatment of consultants?
Please share your views.
Thank you.