Key legal question
Whether the employment relationship with FFS Cargo SA is governed by private law or public law, and whether civil courts have jurisdiction.
Extracted holding
The employment relationship is governed by private law; the civil courts have jurisdiction over the dispute.
Extracted reasoning
FFS Cargo SA is a private-law company. The wording, purpose, and legislative history of the FFS and Federal Personnel Acts show that affiliated companies of the FFS are excluded from the public personnel regime; the omission was deliberate.