> where locally none of them are on-call (because the law proscribes this clear boundary); they do 12-18-24 hour shifts of work time 24 hour shifts? Sounds lik

> where locally none of them are on-call (because the law proscribes this clear boundary); they do 12-18-24 hour shifts of work time 24 hour shifts? Sounds like a real worker's paradise. I'll keep my 7-8 hour days with bi-monthly on-call over that, thanks. I'm glad you aren't legislating where I live; I am much happier with the choices and trade-offs in my life than what you or any euro-crat could dream up to "protect" me. > if you did not volunteer for it but an employer "pushed" this unreasonable requirement on you (e.g. as a condition for employment) You have a very different concept of what voluntary and self-agency mean than I do.