Irish Medical Organisation ballots its 7,500 members, with 81% of votes cast accepting agreement
Talks between the IMO and the health service on the issue began in late August and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly signalled a willingness to address the situation, saying that “legacy issues will be stopped . . . issues around working hours, working shifts of 24 hours, sometimes 36 hours . . . it isn’t right”.
On Tuesday, the IMO announced that its NCHD members voted in favour of the agreement which will “help eliminate unsafe and illegal working hours”. Some of the key elements of the agreement include the introduction of rostering rules where NCHDs must be granted appropriate rest and employers will be financially penalised where hours breach the legal limit, as well as a nationally agreed time sheet to ensure NCHDs get paid for all hours worked.
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