Of the doctors and dentists who practice at university hospitals nationwide, the number of "unpaid doctors" who are not paid despite their actual work is 7, which is 2,191% of the total, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. I found out in the investigation.Most of them are graduate students who have a medical license or major doctors who aim to become specialists, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is instructing improvement because it is highly likely that they violate the Labor Standards Act.
The survey was conducted from January to May, targeting 1 hospitals attached to national, public and private universities. As of September 5, we investigated the salary payment status of about 108 doctors, excluding university faculty members from assistant professors to professors.
According to the report, 50 unpaid doctors were found in 2,191 hospitals nationwide.Of these, 27 in 751 hospitals were not paid without a reasonable reason.In some cases, unpaid doctors were included in the rotation of medical care, and in others, they were treated for more than the contracted days.In both cases, salaries are paid up to two years back.
The remaining 35 hospitals and 1,440 people have been explained by the university hospital that "there is a reasonable reason such as the request of the person", but it will be paid in the future based on the opinions of experts.
The largest number of non-stop doctors was 197 at Juntendo University Juntendo Clinic, accounting for 46% of the surveyed doctors.This is followed by 146 from Hokkaido University Hospital, 132 from Tokyo Dental College Suidobashi Hospital, and 123 from Iwate Medical University Hospital.Showa University Dental Hospital had 119 people and Aichi Gakuin University Dental Hospital had 118 people, both of whom were unpaid.
In addition, 7 people in 1,304 hospitals were unpaid, but the situation is not clear and the investigation is continuing.The majority of the subjects of the survey were 321 at Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, 239 at Tokyo University Hospital, and 211 at Nihon University Dental Hospital.
