Weekly working time limit for certain doctors in training in Northern Ireland increased to 52 hours

Implementation date: 1 August 2009

The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 amend the weekly working time limit for doctors in training in Northern Ireland in the same way as the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2009 amend the weekly working time limit for doctors in training in Great Britain. The Regulations provide for the 48-hour working time limit, which would otherwise apply on 1 August 2009, to be increased to 52 hours for certain doctors in training for a period of 2 years from 1 August 2009. The Regulations can be viewed on the OPSI website.