Doctors witnessing ‘seismic shift’ in attitudes of hospital bosses after legal victories on overtime

Lawyer Hayden Stephens says junior doctors turned to class actions after exhausting other options.
Hayden Stephens.

Managers are finally cleaning up their act on junior doctor rostering and staffing after another class action settlement, says a lawyer who has worked on three lawsuits for the doctors.

Last week, the ACT Government accepted a $31.5 million settlement with around 2200 junior doctors who worked unpaid overtime over an eight-year period.