Questão jurídica principal
Whether the initial private-law engagement counted toward the two-year probation period under Neuchâtel public service law
Decisão extraída
The probation period began only on 2008-01-01, when the provisional appointment with X. started; the earlier private-law contract did not count.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 7 LSt allowed an exceptional private-law contract for a limited period. The cantonal court's view that the short initial employment was a defensible private-law arrangement was not arbitrary. The later provisional appointment expressly began on 2008-01-01 and incorporated the LSt.