Facts
The appellant, [V.] , was employed by the City of Zurich since 1998. He was terminated by decision of 26 August 2008, as he had performance and behavioral defects, such as sexual harassment of female employees and a client, unacceptable behavior towards superiors and colleagues, and failure to process files. The appellant lodged an objection, which was rejected. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich partially upheld the appeal and ordered the City of Zurich to pay the appellant compensation in the amount of three months' salary.
The appellant filed a complaint in public law matters with the request to revoke the cantonal decision and to award him adequate damages, satisfaction and severance pay.
Considerations
The Federal Court examined the complaint and came to the conclusion that the termination of the appellant's employment was formally defective, but substantively justified. The lower court had found that the appellant's misconduct and omissions made his continued employment appear to be contrary to the public interest.
The Federal Court dismissed the complaint, as the appellant could not demonstrate in what way the decision of the Administrative Court was qualifedly contrary to federal law. The lower court had made an overall assessment of the incidents and found that the…