主治醫師勞動權益的國際比較分析

An International Comparative Analysis of Labor Rights of Attending Physicians

本研究就受僱主治醫師到底有那些勞動權益進行國內外法律分析，本文限縮 在工時、團結權、團體協商權及罷工權的國際比較。就工時而言，僅英國根據歐 盟的規定提供保護，美國跟台灣都將醫師排除在工時保護之外；但受僱主治醫師 在英、美跟我國都享勞動三權，只是就工會性質有不同的限制；另外雖然都享有 罷工權，但因為醫師罷工倫理爭議較大，即使不得不罷工，仍需要維持提供急診 及緊急的服務，以降低對病人權益的影響。

This study is an international legal analysis of the labor rights of employed attending physicians. The scope was restricted to the international comparison of working time, right to unionize, right to collective bargaining and right to strike. For the issue of working time, only the UK provides working time protection in compliance with the EU directive, whereas both Taiwan and the US have precluded physicians from working time protection. However, attending physicians in all three countries are entitled to the aforementioned three labor rights albeit there are different restrictions on labor unions. Although physicians can strike, there are ethical concerns. If physicians really have to strike, they need to provide urgent and emergency care so as to mitigate the impact on patient rights.