Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the relationship between the appellant and the Zurich police was an employment relationship entitling him to salary continuation
Decisione estratta
The relationship was not arbitrarily classified as a mandate; the cantonal court could reasonably deny an employment relationship, so no salary continuation was owed.
Motivazione estratta
Under the narrow review of cantonal public law, the Federal Court examined only arbitrariness. The lower court relied on the repeated ad hoc engagement, lack of instructions and controls, and the absence of subordination. Even if other factors pointed toward employment, the challenged assessment remained defensible.