Labor law issues in hospitals by structural changes and changes in hospital ownership
Meyer, P.
Zeitschrift für Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung 97(8-9): 559-565
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1431-7621 PMID: 14710644 Document Number: 564229
The present article deals with the potential impact of structural changes and changes in hospital control or ownership on the employment contracts of the physicians concerned. While taking the applicable jurisdiction into consideration, the author examines the options of assigning new responsibilities or decreasing compensation opportunities, amending or even terminating employment contracts, outsourcing hospital-related services, or allowing physicians in the future to provide these services at their own risk. Furthermore, the article outlines the change in employer in various "change of control" scenarios such as in the case of hospital privatisation.