One aspect also addressed in the Matzak case is the personal scope of the Working Time Directive 2003/88 (WTD), as Mr Matzak is a ‘volunteer firefighter’ and it is not clear if such persons are covered by this piece of EU legislation. This article will therefore first explore the notion of ‘volunteer’ and then examine under what circumstances volunteers are to be considered workers for the purpose of the WTD. It will become evident that the element of remuneration/pay has a special relevance in this context although this is not really in line with the health and safety purpose of the WTD. A purposive approach of defining the personal scope of application of the WTD might lead to more suitable results.

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志愿者在欧盟工作时间法中的地位

Matzak案中还涉及的一个方面是2003/88工作时间指令（WTD）的个人范围，因为Matzak先生是“志愿消防员”，目前尚不清楚这些人是否受欧盟法规的保护。因此，本文将首先探讨“志愿者”的概念，然后研究在什么情况下出于WTD的目的将志愿者视为工作者。很明显，在这种情况下，薪酬/薪金要素具有特殊的意义，尽管这与WTD的健康和安全目的并不完全相符。定义WTD的个人应用范围的目标方法可能会导致更合适的结果。