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European Working Time Directive (EUWTD)
Many APT's have heard a lot about the EUWTD and the WTR in the past ten years and the comments heard have usually been accompanied by shaking heads and sometimes worrying suggestions and decisions.
Many APT's have heard a lot about the EUWTD and the WTR in the past ten years and the comments heard have usually been accompanied by shaking heads and sometimes worrying suggestions and decisions.
It was one such story that prompted a member of the profession to contact the association for some guidance. With this in mind, a paper has been created that hopefully clarifies the regulations, their meaning and what they mean to the provision of 24 hour Mortuary services.
This paper is not meant to be used as a stick to wave at Trusts or management, but to help us understand what is involved in the calculations for the WTR and that in many cases they do not prevent an establishment caring for the bereaved outside of “normal working hours”.