Key legal question
Whether the appellant was entitled to free counsel for the intended labor-court action under the constitutional right to legal aid.
Extracted holding
Yes. Given the amount at stake, the legal and evidentiary issues, the appellant's lack of legal and language skills, and the opposing party's legal representation, free counsel was objectively necessary.
Extracted reasoning
The labor-court procedure and official investigation did not make counsel unnecessary. A reasonable person with means would hire a lawyer in such a case; the cantonal reasons relied on by the authority were irrelevant.